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Filename: 
MawM0263-000.jp2
Identifying Number: 
MawM0263
Title: 
Drummer : shamanic flight.
Subject: 
Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Nayarit
Subject: 
Art--Mexico--Nayarit
Subject: 
Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
Description: 
A male musician sits upon a drum. The act of sitting on a drum suggests shamanic flight. In other words, the music's rhythm aids the drummer and others into an altered state of consciousness or being aware of one's surroundings.
Materials: 
Ceramic: buff clay with white and red pigment.
Publisher: 
California State University, Los Angeles
Date: 
between 300 B.C. and 300 A.D
Type: 
Artifact
Object Type: 
Figure
Dimensions: 
3 3/4 in high x 1 15/16 in wide x 1 13/16 in deep
Collection: 
MAW Collection
Location: 
Nayarit, Mexico
Rights: 
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Culture: 
Shaft Tomb
Period: 
Protoclassic