COLLECTION NAME:
MAW Collection
mediaCollectionId
CalStateLA~9~9
MAW Collection
Collection
true
Filename:
MawM0022-000.jp2
filename
MawM0022-000.jp2
Filename
false
Identifying Number:
MawM0022
identifier
MawM0022
Identifying Number
false
Title:
Labret.
title
Labret.
Title
false
Subject:
Ceramic jewelry--Mexico--Colima (State)
subject
Ceramic jewelry--Mexico--Colima (State)
Subject
false
Subject:
Labrets
subject
Labrets
Subject
false
Subject:
Art--Mexico--Colima (State)
subject
Art--Mexico--Colima (State)
Subject
false
Subject:
Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
subject
Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
Subject
false
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.
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.
Description
false
Materials:
Ceramic: light brown clay; burnished. Missing the gold bezel; adhesive; inlay.
materials
Ceramic: light brown clay; burnished. Missing the gold bezel; adhesive; inlay.
Materials
false
Publisher:
California State University, Los Angeles
publisher
California State University, Los Angeles
Publisher
false
Date:
between 900 and 1519
date
between 900 and 1519
Date
false
Type:
Artifact
type
Artifact
Type
false
Object Type:
Jewelry
format
Jewelry
Object Type
false
Object Type:
Labret
format
Labret
Object Type
false
Dimensions:
3.45 in high x 2.2 in wide x 1.9 in deep
dimensions
3.45 in high x 2.2 in wide x 1.9 in deep
Dimensions
false
Collection:
MAW Collection
source
MAW Collection
Collection
false
Location:
Colima, Mexico
coverage
Colima, Mexico
Location
false
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).
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).
Rights
false
Culture:
Shaft Tomb
culture
Shaft Tomb
Culture
false
Period:
Post Classic
period
Post Classic
Period
false