COLLECTION NAME:
MAW Collection
Record
Filename:
MawM0022-000.jp2
Identifying Number:
MawM0022
Title:
Labret.
Subject:
Ceramic jewelry--Mexico--Colima (State)
Subject:
Labrets
Subject:
Art--Mexico--Colima (State)
Subject:
Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
Description:
The elite of Mesoamerica were allowed to wear certain kinds of body adornments. Different adornments and materials marked a person's elite status. Labrets were worn below the bottom lip. A piercer was used to make the hole and the hole was stretched over time. This labret is very unusual -- it is not made of black obsidian, which would have taken a long time to make. This labret is made of clay. It is highly polished, which has compacted the clay before firing. The wings on the circular area kept the labret from falling out. The circular hollow area was inlaid with precious materials such as pyrite, shell, obsidian, or turquoise.
Materials:
Ceramic: light brown clay; burnished. Missing the gold bezel; adhesive; inlay.
Publisher:
California State University, Los Angeles
Date:
between 900 and 1519
Type:
Artifact
Object Type:
Jewelry
Object Type:
Labret
Dimensions:
3.45 in high x 2.2 in wide x 1.9 in deep
Collection:
MAW Collection
Location:
Colima, Mexico
Rights:
Physical collection housed at California State University, Los Angeles. | MATERIALS ARE IN COPYRIGHT | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
Culture:
Shaft Tomb
Period:
Post Classic
