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Title
Musician : seated male holding rattles : whistle.
Description
A seated male holds two objects, one in each hand. The objects probably are rattles similar to maracas. An alternate explanation suggests the objects represent peyote, a hallucinogen.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 B.C. and 250 A.D.
Title
Standing ritual figures : joined figures.
Description
Two elite males struggle with each other. They hold each other's hair or headdress, which indicates defeat. One male holds a spherical objective in his hand and is about to hit the other male. They could be engaged in storytelling, a fight, a sacrifice, or a curing ceremony.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 B.C. and 300 A.D.
Title
Standing ritual figures : joined figures.
Description
Two elite males struggle with each other. They hold each other's hair or headdress, which indicates defeat. One male holds a spherical objective in his hand and is about to hit the other male. They could be engaged in storytelling, a fight, a sacrifice, or a curing ceremony.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 B.C. and 300 A.D.
Title
Standing ritual figures : joined figures.
Description
Two elite males struggle with each other. They hold each other's hair or headdress, which indicates defeat. One male holds a spherical objective in his hand and is about to hit the other male. They could be engaged in storytelling, a fight, a sacrifice, or a curing ceremony.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 B.C. and 300 A.D.
Title
Standing ritual figures : joined figures.
Description
Two elite males struggle with each other. They hold each other's hair or headdress, which indicates defeat. One male holds a spherical objective in his hand and is about to hit the other male. They could be engaged in storytelling, a fight, a sacrifice, or a curing ceremony.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 B.C. and 300 A.D.
Title
Standing ritual figures : joined figures.
Description
Two elite males struggle with each other. They hold each other's hair or headdress, which indicates defeat. One male holds a spherical objective in his hand and is about to hit the other male. They could be engaged in storytelling, a fight, a sacrifice, or a curing ceremony.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 B.C. and 300 A.D.
Title
Standing ritual figures : joined figures.
Description
Two elite males struggle with each other. They hold each other's hair or headdress, which indicates defeat. One male holds a spherical objective in his hand and is about to hit the other male. They could be engaged in storytelling, a fight, a sacrifice, or a curing ceremony.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 B.C. and 300 A.D.
Title
Seated mother holding a child.
Description
A mother sits with her legs straight out. She holds her child very securely with one arm wrapped around him. She holds the child with great protection and at the same time she presents the child.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 B.C. and 300 A.D.
Title
Seated mother holding a child.
Description
A mother sits with her legs straight out. She holds her child very securely with one arm wrapped around him. She holds the child with great protection and at the same time she presents the child.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 B.C. and 300 A.D.
Title
Seated mother holding a child.
Description
A mother sits with her legs straight out. She holds her child very securely with one arm wrapped around him. She holds the child with great protection and at the same time she presents the child.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 B.C. and 300 A.D.
Title
Seated mother holding a child.
Description
A mother sits with her legs straight out. She holds her child very securely with one arm wrapped around him. She holds the child with great protection and at the same time she presents the child.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 B.C. and 300 A.D.
Title
Seated mother holding a child.
Description
A mother sits with her legs straight out. She holds her child very securely with one arm wrapped around him. She holds the child with great protection and at the same time she presents the child.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 B.C. and 300 A.D.
Title
Ritual activity : whistle : joined figures.
Description
A seated elite couple engages in a ritual ceremony. The large male holds on to the female's headdress. She holds on to that arm and touches his cheek with her hand. He holds out a spherical object about to hit her. The meaning is unknown: a sacrifice or a curing ceremony.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 B.C. and 300 A.D.
Title
Ritual activity : whistle : joined figures.
Description
A seated elite couple engages in a ritual ceremony. The large male holds on to the female's headdress. She holds on to that arm and touches his cheek with her hand. He holds out a spherical object about to hit her. The meaning is unknown: a sacrifice or a curing ceremony.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 B.C. and 300 A.D.
Title
Ritual activity : whistle : joined figures.
Description
A seated elite couple engages in a ritual ceremony. The large male holds on to the female's headdress. She holds on to that arm and touches his cheek with her hand. He holds out a spherical object about to hit her. The meaning is unknown: a sacrifice or a curing ceremony.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 B.C. and 300 A.D.
Title
Ritual activity : whistle : joined figures.
Description
A seated elite couple engages in a ritual ceremony. The large male holds on to the female's headdress. She holds on to that arm and touches his cheek with her hand. He holds out a spherical object about to hit her. The meaning is unknown: a sacrifice or a curing ceremony.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 B.C. and 300 A.D.
Title
Ritual activity : whistle : joined figures.
Description
A seated elite couple engages in a ritual ceremony. The large male holds on to the female's headdress. She holds on to that arm and touches his cheek with her hand. He holds out a spherical object about to hit her. The meaning is unknown: a sacrifice or a curing ceremony.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 B.C. and 300 A.D.
Title
Ritual activity : whistle : joined figures.
Description
A seated elite couple engages in a ritual ceremony. The large male holds on to the female's headdress. She holds on to that arm and touches his cheek with her hand. He holds out a spherical object about to hit her. The meaning is unknown: a sacrifice or a curing ceremony.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 B.C. and 300 A.D.
Title
Set of five shell rings : smaller.
Description
Shells represent a source of wealth and were traded locally as well as long distance. Artists worked the shells into various forms of jewelry. This series of shell rings were manufactured from clam shells. The artist chose similar-sized shells and paid attention to the inner and outer diameters of the base shell ring. This could be achieved by wearing away or abrading the shell ring.
Subject
[Rings--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 B.C. and 250 A.D.
Title
Set of five shell rings : smaller.
Description
Shells represent a source of wealth and were traded locally as well as long distance. Artists worked the shells into various forms of jewelry. This series of shell rings were manufactured from clam shells. The artist chose similar-sized shells and paid attention to the inner and outer diameters of the base shell ring. This could be achieved by wearing away or abrading the shell ring.
Subject
[Rings--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 B.C. and 250 A.D.
Title
Set of five shell rings : smaller.
Description
Shells represent a source of wealth and were traded locally as well as long distance. Artists worked the shells into various forms of jewelry. This series of shell rings were manufactured from clam shells. The artist chose similar-sized shells and paid attention to the inner and outer diameters of the base shell ring. This could be achieved by wearing away or abrading the shell ring.
Subject
[Rings--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 B.C. and 250 A.D.
Title
Set of five shell rings : smaller.
Description
Shells represent a source of wealth and were traded locally as well as long distance. Artists worked the shells into various forms of jewelry. This series of shell rings were manufactured from clam shells. The artist chose similar-sized shells and paid attention to the inner and outer diameters of the base shell ring. This could be achieved by wearing away or abrading the shell ring.
Subject
[Rings--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 B.C. and 250 A.D.
Title
Set of five shell rings : smaller.
Description
Shells represent a source of wealth and were traded locally as well as long distance. Artists worked the shells into various forms of jewelry. This series of shell rings were manufactured from clam shells. The artist chose similar-sized shells and paid attention to the inner and outer diameters of the base shell ring. This could be achieved by wearing away or abrading the shell ring.
Subject
[Rings--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 B.C. and 250 A.D.
Title
Set of five shell rings : smaller.
Description
Shells represent a source of wealth and were traded locally as well as long distance. Artists worked the shells into various forms of jewelry. This series of shell rings were manufactured from clam shells. The artist chose similar-sized shells and paid attention to the inner and outer diameters of the base shell ring. This could be achieved by wearing away or abrading the shell ring.
Subject
[Rings--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 B.C. and 250 A.D.
Title
Shell rings : larger.
Description
Mollusks such as the clam were a valuable source of food. This large arm band was formed from a large clam shell. The basic ring shape was created first and then refined or smoothed by abrasion.
Subject
[Rings--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 B.C. and 250 A.D.
Title
Shell rings : larger.
Description
Mollusks such as the clam were a valuable source of food. This large arm band was formed from a large clam shell. The basic ring shape was created first and then refined or smoothed by abrasion.
Subject
[Rings--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 B.C. and 250 A.D.
Title
Shell rings : larger.
Description
Mollusks such as the clam were a valuable source of food. This large arm band was formed from a large clam shell. The basic ring shape was created first and then refined or smoothed by abrasion.
Subject
[Rings--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 B.C. and 250 A.D.
Title
Shell rings : larger.
Description
Mollusks such as the clam were a valuable source of food. This large arm band was formed from a large clam shell. The basic ring shape was created first and then refined or smoothed by abrasion.
Subject
[Rings--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 B.C. and 250 A.D.
Title
Shaft tomb model.
Description
Mesoamerican shaft tombs are found in the modern Mexican states of Colima, Jalisco, Southwestern Zacatecas, and Nayarit. They can be from six feet to sixty-two feet below the surface, down a vertical shaft. Off the shaft, there are chambers for the deceased to rest in and gifts needed in the afterlife. This model has been personified.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 B.C. to 300 A.D.
Title
Shaft tomb model.
Description
Mesoamerican shaft tombs are found in the modern Mexican states of Colima, Jalisco, Southwestern Zacatecas, and Nayarit. They can be from six feet to sixty-two feet below the surface, down a vertical shaft. Off the shaft, there are chambers for the deceased to rest in and gifts needed in the afterlife. This model has been personified.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 B.C. to 300 A.D.
Title
Shaft tomb model.
Description
Mesoamerican shaft tombs are found in the modern Mexican states of Colima, Jalisco, Southwestern Zacatecas, and Nayarit. They can be from six feet to sixty-two feet below the surface, down a vertical shaft. Off the shaft, there are chambers for the deceased to rest in and gifts needed in the afterlife. This model has been personified.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 B.C. to 300 A.D.
Title
Shaft tomb model.
Description
Mesoamerican shaft tombs are found in the modern Mexican states of Colima, Jalisco, Southwestern Zacatecas, and Nayarit. They can be from six feet to sixty-two feet below the surface, down a vertical shaft. Off the shaft, there are chambers for the deceased to rest in and gifts needed in the afterlife. This model has been personified.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 B.C. to 300 A.D.
Title
Shaft tomb model.
Description
Mesoamerican shaft tombs are found in the modern Mexican states of Colima, Jalisco, Southwestern Zacatecas, and Nayarit. They can be from six feet to sixty-two feet below the surface, down a vertical shaft. Off the shaft, there are chambers for the deceased to rest in and gifts needed in the afterlife. This model has been personified.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 B.C. to 300 A.D.
Title
Shaft tomb model.
Description
Mesoamerican shaft tombs are found in the modern Mexican states of Colima, Jalisco, Southwestern Zacatecas, and Nayarit. They can be from six feet to sixty-two feet below the surface, down a vertical shaft. Off the shaft, there are chambers for the deceased to rest in and gifts needed in the afterlife. This model has been personified.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 B.C. to 300 A.D.
Title
Standing female figure.
Description
Two side head projections help to place this Toltec figure in Post Classic Colima. Fertility is indicated by her sex. The clay surface probably was polychromed and she wore clothing or paper garments.
Subject
[Toltec sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Toltec art--Mexico--Colima (State)]
Date
between 900 and 1200
Title
Standing female figure.
Description
Two side head projections help to place this Toltec figure in Post Classic Colima. Fertility is indicated by her sex. The clay surface probably was polychromed and she wore clothing or paper garments.
Subject
[Toltec sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Toltec art--Mexico--Colima (State)]
Date
between 900 and 1200
Title
Standing female figure.
Description
Two side head projections help to place this Toltec figure in Post Classic Colima. Fertility is indicated by her sex. The clay surface probably was polychromed and she wore clothing or paper garments.
Subject
[Toltec sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Toltec art--Mexico--Colima (State)]
Date
between 900 and 1200
Title
Standing female figure.
Description
Two side head projections help to place this Toltec figure in Post Classic Colima. Fertility is indicated by her sex. The clay surface probably was polychromed and she wore clothing or paper garments.
Subject
[Toltec sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Toltec art--Mexico--Colima (State)]
Date
between 900 and 1200
Title
Standing female figure.
Description
Two side head projections help to place this Toltec figure in Post Classic Colima. Fertility is indicated by her sex. The clay surface probably was polychromed and she wore clothing or paper garments.
Subject
[Toltec sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Toltec art--Mexico--Colima (State)]
Date
between 900 and 1200
Title
Standing male figure holding a dog and a bowl.
Description
A standing Colima male holds a dog and an empty bowl. He wears a turban headdress, ear ornaments, and an elaborate pair of textile pants. The dog served as a pet, an alarm, a good source of protein and a guide to the underworld.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 B.C. and 250 A.D.
Title
Standing male figure holding a dog and a bowl.
Description
A standing Colima male holds a dog and an empty bowl. He wears a turban headdress, ear ornaments, and an elaborate pair of textile pants. The dog served as a pet, an alarm, a good source of protein and a guide to the underworld.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 B.C. and 250 A.D.
Title
Standing male figure holding a dog and a bowl.
Description
A standing Colima male holds a dog and an empty bowl. He wears a turban headdress, ear ornaments, and an elaborate pair of textile pants. The dog served as a pet, an alarm, a good source of protein and a guide to the underworld.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 B.C. and 250 A.D.
Title
Standing male figure holding a dog and a bowl.
Description
A standing Colima male holds a dog and an empty bowl. He wears a turban headdress, ear ornaments, and an elaborate pair of textile pants. The dog served as a pet, an alarm, a good source of protein and a guide to the underworld.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 B.C. and 250 A.D.
Title
Standing male figure holding a dog and a bowl.
Description
A standing Colima male holds a dog and an empty bowl. He wears a turban headdress, ear ornaments, and an elaborate pair of textile pants. The dog served as a pet, an alarm, a good source of protein and a guide to the underworld.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 B.C. and 250 A.D.
Title
Standing Figure Wearing a Skirt or a Kilt
Description
Many Mesoamerican cultures practiced body modification, which marked a person's status and cultural affiliation. When babies are born, the center of their skulls are made of very flexible cartilage. Mesoamericans bound the heads of newborn babies in different ways to create different head shapes.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 B.C. and 300 A.D.
Title
Standing Figure Wearing a Skirt or a Kilt
Description
Many Mesoamerican cultures practiced body modification, which marked a person's status and cultural affiliation. When babies are born, the center of their skulls are made of very flexible cartilage. Mesoamericans bound the heads of newborn babies in different ways to create different head shapes.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 B.C. and 300 A.D.
Title
Standing Figure Wearing a Skirt or a Kilt
Description
Many Mesoamerican cultures practiced body modification, which marked a person's status and cultural affiliation. When babies are born, the center of their skulls are made of very flexible cartilage. Mesoamericans bound the heads of newborn babies in different ways to create different head shapes.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 B.C. and 300 A.D.
Title
Standing Figure Wearing a Skirt or a Kilt
Description
Many Mesoamerican cultures practiced body modification, which marked a person's status and cultural affiliation. When babies are born, the center of their skulls are made of very flexible cartilage. Mesoamericans bound the heads of newborn babies in different ways to create different head shapes.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 B.C. and 300 A.D.
Title
Standing Figure Wearing a Skirt or a Kilt
Description
Many Mesoamerican cultures practiced body modification, which marked a person's status and cultural affiliation. When babies are born, the center of their skulls are made of very flexible cartilage. Mesoamericans bound the heads of newborn babies in different ways to create different head shapes.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 B.C. and 300 A.D.
Title
Standing Figure Wearing a Skirt or a Kilt
Description
Many Mesoamerican cultures practiced body modification, which marked a person's status and cultural affiliation. When babies are born, the center of their skulls are made of very flexible cartilage. Mesoamericans bound the heads of newborn babies in different ways to create different head shapes.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 B.C. and 300 A.D.
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