COLLECTION NAME:
MAW Collection
mediaCollectionId
CalStateLA~9~9
MAW Collection
Collection
true
Filename:
MawM0049-000.jp2
filename
MawM0049-000.jp2
Filename
false
Identifying Number:
MawM0049
identifier
MawM0049
Identifying Number
false
Title:
Aztec head from a mold-made figure.
title
Aztec head from a mold-made figure.
Title
false
Subject:
Aztec sculpture--Mexico
subject
Aztec sculpture--Mexico
Subject
false
Subject:
Ceramic sculpture--Mexico
subject
Ceramic sculpture--Mexico
Subject
false
Subject:
Aztec art--Mexico
subject
Aztec art--Mexico
Subject
false
Subject:
Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
subject
Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
Subject
false
Description:
Elaborate twisted hairdo: knotted on top. Female? Concentrations of broken figurines (flat) in household context or debris rather than public buildings or temples suggest a personal or family context. the figurine called "ginger bread" flats, were manufactured by pressing wet clay into clay molds. They were removed for drying, firing, and painting. Fingerprints on the back.
description
Elaborate twisted hairdo: knotted on top. Female? Concentrations of broken figurines (flat) in household context or debris rather than public buildings or temples suggest a personal or family context. the figurine called "ginger bread" flats, were manufactured by pressing wet clay into clay molds. They were removed for drying, firing, and painting. Fingerprints on the back.
Description
false
Materials:
Ceramic (earthenware): dark red-orange clay. Mold made.
materials
Ceramic (earthenware): dark red-orange clay. Mold made.
Materials
false
Publisher:
California State University, Los Angeles
publisher
California State University, Los Angeles
Publisher
false
Date:
between 600 and 1521
date
between 600 and 1521
Date
false
Type:
Artifact
type
Artifact
Type
false
Object Type:
Figure
format
Figure
Object Type
false
Dimensions:
1 in high x 1 7/16 in wide x 1/2 in deep
dimensions
1 in high x 1 7/16 in wide x 1/2 in deep
Dimensions
false
Collection:
MAW Collection
source
MAW Collection
Collection
false
Location:
Mexico
coverage
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:
Aztec
culture
Aztec
Culture
false