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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
Six spindle whorls.
Description
Spindle whorls have two parts: a ceramic disc with a hole for a vertical wooden element (thin stick). Animal or plant fibers are attached to the stick and disc which spins. The fibers are twisted together to form a thread or string for weaving or sewing.
Subject
[Spindle-whorls, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
Unknown
Title
Six spindle whorls.
Description
Spindle whorls have two parts: a ceramic disc with a hole for a vertical wooden element (thin stick). Animal or plant fibers are attached to the stick and disc which spins. The fibers are twisted together to form a thread or string for weaving or sewing.
Subject
[Spindle-whorls, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
Unknown
Title
Six spindle whorls.
Description
Spindle whorls have two parts: a ceramic disc with a hole for a vertical wooden element (thin stick). Animal or plant fibers are attached to the stick and disc which spins. The fibers are twisted together to form a thread or string for weaving or sewing.
Subject
[Spindle-whorls, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
Unknown
Title
Six spindle whorls.
Description
Spindle whorls have two parts: a ceramic disc with a hole for a vertical wooden element (thin stick). Animal or plant fibers are attached to the stick and disc which spins. The fibers are twisted together to form a thread or string for weaving or sewing.
Subject
[Spindle-whorls, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
Unknown
Title
Six spindle whorls.
Description
Spindle whorls have two parts: a ceramic disc with a hole for a vertical wooden element (thin stick). Animal or plant fibers are attached to the stick and disc which spins. The fibers are twisted together to form a thread or string for weaving or sewing.
Subject
[Spindle-whorls, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
Unknown
Title
Six spindle whorls.
Description
Spindle whorls have two parts: a ceramic disc with a hole for a vertical wooden element (thin stick). Animal or plant fibers are attached to the stick and disc which spins. The fibers are twisted together to form a thread or string for weaving or sewing.
Subject
[Spindle-whorls, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
Unknown
Title
Mesoamerican 3/4 grooved axehead.
Description
A well-made axehead, probably from Mexico and the state of Guerrero. Artisans in Guerrero excelled in making stone objects. Greenstone was a favorite medium as it represented fertility and life.
Subject
[Axes--Mexico, Stone carving--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
Unknown
Title
Mesoamerican 3/4 grooved axehead.
Description
A well-made axehead, probably from Mexico and the state of Guerrero. Artisans in Guerrero excelled in making stone objects. Greenstone was a favorite medium as it represented fertility and life.
Subject
[Axes--Mexico, Stone carving--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
Unknown
Title
Mesoamerican 3/4 grooved axehead.
Description
A well-made axehead, probably from Mexico and the state of Guerrero. Artisans in Guerrero excelled in making stone objects. Greenstone was a favorite medium as it represented fertility and life.
Subject
[Axes--Mexico, Stone carving--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
Unknown
Title
Mesoamerican 3/4 grooved axehead.
Description
A well-made axehead, probably from Mexico and the state of Guerrero. Artisans in Guerrero excelled in making stone objects. Greenstone was a favorite medium as it represented fertility and life.
Subject
[Axes--Mexico, Stone carving--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
Unknown
Title
Mesoamerican 3/4 grooved axehead.
Description
A well-made axehead, probably from Mexico and the state of Guerrero. Artisans in Guerrero excelled in making stone objects. Greenstone was a favorite medium as it represented fertility and life.
Subject
[Axes--Mexico, Stone carving--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
Unknown
Title
Mesoamerican 3/4 grooved axehead.
Description
A well-made axehead, probably from Mexico and the state of Guerrero. Artisans in Guerrero excelled in making stone objects. Greenstone was a favorite medium as it represented fertility and life.
Subject
[Axes--Mexico, Stone carving--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
Unknown
Title
Maya spondylus shell ornaments : circular pendants.
Description
Two circular pendants. Made from shell: spondylus princeps.
Subject
[Decoration and ornament--Central America, Jewelry--Central America, Art--Central America, Mayas--Antiquities]
Title
Maya spondylus shell ornaments : circular pendants.
Description
Two circular pendants. Made from shell: spondylus princeps.
Subject
[Decoration and ornament--Central America, Jewelry--Central America, Art--Central America, Mayas--Antiquities]
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