Title
Aztec stone sculpture.
Description
Elaborate twisted hairdo: knotted on top -- possibly a 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.
Subject
[Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Stone carving--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 100 and 1425
Title
Aztec stone sculpture.
Description
Elaborate twisted hairdo: knotted on top -- possibly a 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.
Subject
[Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Stone carving--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 100 and 1425
Title
Large smoking pipe : bulbous bowl.
Description
The large ceramic smoking pipe was used to smoke a variety of tobacco. The tobacco contained a higher concentration of nicotine and other substances. There is a possibility that the tobacco was combined with other drugs to give a hallucinogenic experience.
Subject
[Tobacco pipes--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo, Pottery--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo, Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo, Art--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Art--Mexico]
Date
between 600 and 1521
Title
Large smoking pipe : bulbous bowl.
Description
The large ceramic smoking pipe was used to smoke a variety of tobacco. The tobacco contained a higher concentration of nicotine and other substances. There is a possibility that the tobacco was combined with other drugs to give a hallucinogenic experience.
Subject
[Tobacco pipes--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo, Pottery--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo, Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo, Art--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Art--Mexico]
Date
between 600 and 1521
Title
Large smoking pipe : bulbous bowl.
Description
The large ceramic smoking pipe was used to smoke a variety of tobacco. The tobacco contained a higher concentration of nicotine and other substances. There is a possibility that the tobacco was combined with other drugs to give a hallucinogenic experience.
Subject
[Tobacco pipes--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo, Pottery--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo, Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo, Art--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Art--Mexico]
Date
between 600 and 1521
Title
Large smoking pipe : bulbous bowl.
Description
The large ceramic smoking pipe was used to smoke a variety of tobacco. The tobacco contained a higher concentration of nicotine and other substances. There is a possibility that the tobacco was combined with other drugs to give a hallucinogenic experience.
Subject
[Tobacco pipes--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo, Pottery--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo, Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo, Art--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Art--Mexico]
Date
between 600 and 1521
Title
Large smoking pipe : bulbous bowl.
Description
The large ceramic smoking pipe was used to smoke a variety of tobacco. The tobacco contained a higher concentration of nicotine and other substances. There is a possibility that the tobacco was combined with other drugs to give a hallucinogenic experience.
Subject
[Tobacco pipes--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo, Pottery--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo, Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo, Art--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Art--Mexico]
Date
between 600 and 1521
Title
Large smoking pipe : bulbous bowl.
Description
The large ceramic smoking pipe was used to smoke a variety of tobacco. The tobacco contained a higher concentration of nicotine and other substances. There is a possibility that the tobacco was combined with other drugs to give a hallucinogenic experience.
Subject
[Tobacco pipes--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo, Pottery--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo, Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo, Art--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Art--Mexico]
Date
between 600 and 1521
Title
Tweezers : spherical pinchers.
Description
Tweezers were very common in the Central South American Andes, but not in Mesoamerica. The elite Tarascans wore tweezers as a pendant. They probably were more than an object to remove facial hair. The tweezers were more like badge of office or status.
Subject
[Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Metal sculpture--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1200
Title
Tweezers : spherical pinchers.
Description
Tweezers were very common in the Central South American Andes, but not in Mesoamerica. The elite Tarascans wore tweezers as a pendant. They probably were more than an object to remove facial hair. The tweezers were more like badge of office or status.
Subject
[Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Metal sculpture--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1200
Title
Tweezers : spherical pinchers.
Description
Tweezers were very common in the Central South American Andes, but not in Mesoamerica. The elite Tarascans wore tweezers as a pendant. They probably were more than an object to remove facial hair. The tweezers were more like badge of office or status.
Subject
[Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Metal sculpture--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1200
Title
Tweezers : spherical pinchers.
Description
Tweezers were very common in the Central South American Andes, but not in Mesoamerica. The elite Tarascans wore tweezers as a pendant. They probably were more than an object to remove facial hair. The tweezers were more like badge of office or status.
Subject
[Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Metal sculpture--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1200
Title
Tweezers, crescent pinchers : plain.
Description
Tweezers were formed from a single sheet of copper and folded over at the top. The mirror images joined in the middle had to be formed or cut out of a sheet of copper. The crescent-shape ends were hammered convex before folding.
Subject
[Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Metal sculpture--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1201
Title
Tweezers, crescent pinchers : plain.
Description
Tweezers were formed from a single sheet of copper and folded over at the top. The mirror images joined in the middle had to be formed or cut out of a sheet of copper. The crescent-shape ends were hammered convex before folding.
Subject
[Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Metal sculpture--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1201
Title
Tweezers, crescent pinchers : plain.
Description
Tweezers were formed from a single sheet of copper and folded over at the top. The mirror images joined in the middle had to be formed or cut out of a sheet of copper. The crescent-shape ends were hammered convex before folding.
Subject
[Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Metal sculpture--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1201
Title
Tweezers, crescent pinchers : plain.
Description
Tweezers were formed from a single sheet of copper and folded over at the top. The mirror images joined in the middle had to be formed or cut out of a sheet of copper. The crescent-shape ends were hammered convex before folding.
Subject
[Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Metal sculpture--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1201
Title
Three obsidian winged labrets : C.
Description
Obsidian, a volcanic glass-like stone cleaves concavely. Working obsidian requires great skill. The process involves core flaking, pressure flaking, drilling, abrading as well as polishing. It is very labor intesive. Two of the labrets have been inlaid with a white material.
Subject
[Labrets, Jewelry--Mexico, Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Stone carving--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 152
Title
Three obsidian winged labrets : C.
Description
Obsidian, a volcanic glass-like stone cleaves concavely. Working obsidian requires great skill. The process involves core flaking, pressure flaking, drilling, abrading as well as polishing. It is very labor intesive. Two of the labrets have been inlaid with a white material.
Subject
[Labrets, Jewelry--Mexico, Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Stone carving--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 152
Title
Three obsidian winged labrets : C.
Description
Obsidian, a volcanic glass-like stone cleaves concavely. Working obsidian requires great skill. The process involves core flaking, pressure flaking, drilling, abrading as well as polishing. It is very labor intesive. Two of the labrets have been inlaid with a white material.
Subject
[Labrets, Jewelry--Mexico, Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Stone carving--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 152
Title
Three obsidian winged labrets : C.
Description
Obsidian, a volcanic glass-like stone cleaves concavely. Working obsidian requires great skill. The process involves core flaking, pressure flaking, drilling, abrading as well as polishing. It is very labor intesive. Two of the labrets have been inlaid with a white material.
Subject
[Labrets, Jewelry--Mexico, Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Stone carving--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 152
Title
Platform : two kneeling females beating an oval drum.
Description
A rather unusual platform group consisting of two seated females with an oval object between them. Each female holds a right hand to her head and the left hand rests or hits the oval object, perhaps a drum.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 B.C. and 300 A.D.
Title
Platform : two kneeling females beating an oval drum.
Description
A rather unusual platform group consisting of two seated females with an oval object between them. Each female holds a right hand to her head and the left hand rests or hits the oval object, perhaps a drum.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 B.C. and 300 A.D.
Title
Platform : two kneeling females beating an oval drum.
Description
A rather unusual platform group consisting of two seated females with an oval object between them. Each female holds a right hand to her head and the left hand rests or hits the oval object, perhaps a drum.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 B.C. and 300 A.D.
Title
Platform : two kneeling females beating an oval drum.
Description
A rather unusual platform group consisting of two seated females with an oval object between them. Each female holds a right hand to her head and the left hand rests or hits the oval object, perhaps a drum.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 B.C. and 300 A.D.
Title
Platform : two kneeling females beating an oval drum.
Description
A rather unusual platform group consisting of two seated females with an oval object between them. Each female holds a right hand to her head and the left hand rests or hits the oval object, perhaps a drum.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 B.C. and 300 A.D.
Title
Platform : two kneeling females beating an oval drum.
Description
A rather unusual platform group consisting of two seated females with an oval object between them. Each female holds a right hand to her head and the left hand rests or hits the oval object, perhaps a drum.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 B.C. and 300 A.D.
Title
Standing male figure : ballplayer.
Description
His headdress, ear spools, and pendant necklace point to his elite status. The hip girdle and knee pads suggest his profession: a ballplayer. The buttons on his feet indicate the Chupicuaro culture from Guanajuato.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 B.C. and 200 A.D.
Title
Standing male figure : ballplayer.
Description
His headdress, ear spools, and pendant necklace point to his elite status. The hip girdle and knee pads suggest his profession: a ballplayer. The buttons on his feet indicate the Chupicuaro culture from Guanajuato.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 B.C. and 200 A.D.
Title
Standing male figure : ballplayer.
Description
His headdress, ear spools, and pendant necklace point to his elite status. The hip girdle and knee pads suggest his profession: a ballplayer. The buttons on his feet indicate the Chupicuaro culture from Guanajuato.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 B.C. and 200 A.D.
Title
Standing male figure : ballplayer.
Description
His headdress, ear spools, and pendant necklace point to his elite status. The hip girdle and knee pads suggest his profession: a ballplayer. The buttons on his feet indicate the Chupicuaro culture from Guanajuato.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 B.C. and 200 A.D.
Title
Standing male figure : ballplayer.
Description
His headdress, ear spools, and pendant necklace point to his elite status. The hip girdle and knee pads suggest his profession: a ballplayer. The buttons on his feet indicate the Chupicuaro culture from Guanajuato.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 B.C. and 200 A.D.
Title
Standing male figure : ballplayer.
Description
His headdress, ear spools, and pendant necklace point to his elite status. The hip girdle and knee pads suggest his profession: a ballplayer. The buttons on his feet indicate the Chupicuaro culture from Guanajuato.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 B.C. and 200 A.D.
Title
15 ceramic ear spools.
Description
15 varied ear spools: seven solid; five pierced; two pair- two rings. 6 blackware, 3 tanware, 1 polychrome, 4 cone. 2 pairs (4 in total), 1 polychrome, 1 Teotihuacan, 3 pierced, 4 cone, 2 small napkin.
Subject
[Ceramic jewelry--Mexico, Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
Unknown
Title
15 ceramic ear spools.
Description
15 varied ear spools: seven solid; five pierced; two pair- two rings. 6 blackware, 3 tanware, 1 polychrome, 4 cone. 2 pairs (4 in total), 1 polychrome, 1 Teotihuacan, 3 pierced, 4 cone, 2 small napkin.
Subject
[Ceramic jewelry--Mexico, Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
Unknown
Title
15 ceramic ear spools.
Description
15 varied ear spools: seven solid; five pierced; two pair- two rings. 6 blackware, 3 tanware, 1 polychrome, 4 cone. 2 pairs (4 in total), 1 polychrome, 1 Teotihuacan, 3 pierced, 4 cone, 2 small napkin.
Subject
[Ceramic jewelry--Mexico, Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
Unknown
Title
15 ceramic ear spools.
Description
15 varied ear spools: seven solid; five pierced; two pair- two rings. 6 blackware, 3 tanware, 1 polychrome, 4 cone. 2 pairs (4 in total), 1 polychrome, 1 Teotihuacan, 3 pierced, 4 cone, 2 small napkin.
Subject
[Ceramic jewelry--Mexico, Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
Unknown
Title
15 ceramic ear spools.
Description
15 varied ear spools: seven solid; five pierced; two pair- two rings. 6 blackware, 3 tanware, 1 polychrome, 4 cone. 2 pairs (4 in total), 1 polychrome, 1 Teotihuacan, 3 pierced, 4 cone, 2 small napkin.
Subject
[Ceramic jewelry--Mexico, Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
Unknown
Title
15 ceramic ear spools.
Description
15 varied ear spools: seven solid; five pierced; two pair- two rings. 6 blackware, 3 tanware, 1 polychrome, 4 cone. 2 pairs (4 in total), 1 polychrome, 1 Teotihuacan, 3 pierced, 4 cone, 2 small napkin.
Subject
[Ceramic jewelry--Mexico, Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
Unknown
Title
15 ceramic ear spools.
Description
15 varied ear spools: seven solid; five pierced; two pair- two rings. 6 blackware, 3 tanware, 1 polychrome, 4 cone. 2 pairs (4 in total), 1 polychrome, 1 Teotihuacan, 3 pierced, 4 cone, 2 small napkin.
Subject
[Ceramic jewelry--Mexico, Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
Unknown
Title
15 ceramic ear spools.
Description
15 varied ear spools: seven solid; five pierced; two pair- two rings. 6 blackware, 3 tanware, 1 polychrome, 4 cone. 2 pairs (4 in total), 1 polychrome, 1 Teotihuacan, 3 pierced, 4 cone, 2 small napkin.
Subject
[Ceramic jewelry--Mexico, Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
Unknown
Title
15 ceramic ear spools.
Description
15 varied ear spools: seven solid; five pierced; two pair- two rings. 6 blackware, 3 tanware, 1 polychrome, 4 cone. 2 pairs (4 in total), 1 polychrome, 1 Teotihuacan, 3 pierced, 4 cone, 2 small napkin.
Subject
[Ceramic jewelry--Mexico, Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
Unknown
Title
15 ceramic ear spools.
Description
15 varied ear spools: seven solid; five pierced; two pair- two rings. 6 blackware, 3 tanware, 1 polychrome, 4 cone. 2 pairs (4 in total), 1 polychrome, 1 Teotihuacan, 3 pierced, 4 cone, 2 small napkin.
Subject
[Ceramic jewelry--Mexico, Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
Unknown
Title
15 ceramic ear spools.
Description
15 varied ear spools: seven solid; five pierced; two pair- two rings. 6 blackware, 3 tanware, 1 polychrome, 4 cone. 2 pairs (4 in total), 1 polychrome, 1 Teotihuacan, 3 pierced, 4 cone, 2 small napkin.
Subject
[Ceramic jewelry--Mexico, Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
Unknown
Title
15 ceramic ear spools.
Description
15 varied ear spools: seven solid; five pierced; two pair- two rings. 6 blackware, 3 tanware, 1 polychrome, 4 cone. 2 pairs (4 in total), 1 polychrome, 1 Teotihuacan, 3 pierced, 4 cone, 2 small napkin.
Subject
[Ceramic jewelry--Mexico, Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
Unknown
Title
15 ceramic ear spools.
Description
15 varied ear spools: seven solid; five pierced; two pair- two rings. 6 blackware, 3 tanware, 1 polychrome, 4 cone. 2 pairs (4 in total), 1 polychrome, 1 Teotihuacan, 3 pierced, 4 cone, 2 small napkin.
Subject
[Ceramic jewelry--Mexico, Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
Unknown
Title
15 ceramic ear spools.
Description
15 varied ear spools: seven solid; five pierced; two pair- two rings. 6 blackware, 3 tanware, 1 polychrome, 4 cone. 2 pairs (4 in total), 1 polychrome, 1 Teotihuacan, 3 pierced, 4 cone, 2 small napkin.
Subject
[Ceramic jewelry--Mexico, Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
Unknown
Title
15 ceramic ear spools.
Description
15 varied ear spools: seven solid; five pierced; two pair- two rings. 6 blackware, 3 tanware, 1 polychrome, 4 cone. 2 pairs (4 in total), 1 polychrome, 1 Teotihuacan, 3 pierced, 4 cone, 2 small napkin.
Subject
[Ceramic jewelry--Mexico, Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
Unknown
Title
15 ceramic ear spools.
Description
15 varied ear spools: seven solid; five pierced; two pair- two rings. 6 blackware, 3 tanware, 1 polychrome, 4 cone. 2 pairs (4 in total), 1 polychrome, 1 Teotihuacan, 3 pierced, 4 cone, 2 small napkin.
Subject
[Ceramic jewelry--Mexico, Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
Unknown
Title
15 ceramic ear spools.
Description
15 varied ear spools: seven solid; five pierced; two pair- two rings. 6 blackware, 3 tanware, 1 polychrome, 4 cone. 2 pairs (4 in total), 1 polychrome, 1 Teotihuacan, 3 pierced, 4 cone, 2 small napkin.
Subject
[Ceramic jewelry--Mexico, Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
Unknown
Title
15 ceramic ear spools.
Description
15 varied ear spools: seven solid; five pierced; two pair- two rings. 6 blackware, 3 tanware, 1 polychrome, 4 cone. 2 pairs (4 in total), 1 polychrome, 1 Teotihuacan, 3 pierced, 4 cone, 2 small napkin.
Subject
[Ceramic jewelry--Mexico, Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
Unknown
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