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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
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 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.
Title
Seated couple : male with hand on shoulder.
Description
A male sits with his right knee drawn to his body and he rests his right elbow on it. He touches his left shoulder with his right hand. He has traces of black pigment on his eyes, mouth, upper arms, clothing, and right leg.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 B.C. and 300 A.D.
Title
Seated couple : male with hand on shoulder.
Description
A male sits with his right knee drawn to his body and he rests his right elbow on it. He touches his left shoulder with his right hand. He has traces of black pigment on his eyes, mouth, upper arms, clothing, and right leg.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 B.C. and 300 A.D.
Title
Seated couple : male with hand on shoulder.
Description
A male sits with his right knee drawn to his body and he rests his right elbow on it. He touches his left shoulder with his right hand. He has traces of black pigment on his eyes, mouth, upper arms, clothing, and right leg.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 B.C. and 300 A.D.
Title
Seated couple : male with hand on shoulder.
Description
A male sits with his right knee drawn to his body and he rests his right elbow on it. He touches his left shoulder with his right hand. He has traces of black pigment on his eyes, mouth, upper arms, clothing, and right leg.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 B.C. and 300 A.D.
Title
Seated couple : male with hand on shoulder.
Description
A male sits with his right knee drawn to his body and he rests his right elbow on it. He touches his left shoulder with his right hand. He has traces of black pigment on his eyes, mouth, upper arms, clothing, and right leg.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 B.C. and 300 A.D.
Title
Seated couple : male with hand on shoulder.
Description
A male sits with his right knee drawn to his body and he rests his right elbow on it. He touches his left shoulder with his right hand. He has traces of black pigment on his eyes, mouth, upper arms, clothing, and right leg.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 B.C. and 300 A.D.
Title
Standing Drummer with Double Horned Headdress
Description
This drummer is a musical whistle. Music plays an important role in all societies. Drummers are used to set the rhythm of the music. This drummer wears a double-horned headdress and a pair of armbands.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 B.C. and 250 A.D.
Title
Standing Drummer with Double Horned Headdress
Description
This drummer is a musical whistle. Music plays an important role in all societies. Drummers are used to set the rhythm of the music. This drummer wears a double-horned headdress and a pair of armbands.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 B.C. and 250 A.D.
Title
Standing Drummer with Double Horned Headdress
Description
This drummer is a musical whistle. Music plays an important role in all societies. Drummers are used to set the rhythm of the music. This drummer wears a double-horned headdress and a pair of armbands.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 B.C. and 250 A.D.
Title
Standing Drummer with Double Horned Headdress
Description
This drummer is a musical whistle. Music plays an important role in all societies. Drummers are used to set the rhythm of the music. This drummer wears a double-horned headdress and a pair of armbands.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 B.C. and 250 A.D.
Title
Standing Drummer with Double Horned Headdress
Description
This drummer is a musical whistle. Music plays an important role in all societies. Drummers are used to set the rhythm of the music. This drummer wears a double-horned headdress and a pair of armbands.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 B.C. and 250 A.D.
Title
Standing Drummer with Double Horned Headdress
Description
This drummer is a musical whistle. Music plays an important role in all societies. Drummers are used to set the rhythm of the music. This drummer wears a double-horned headdress and a pair of armbands.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 B.C. and 250 A.D.
Title
Zoomorphic Whistle : Bird : Turkey
Description
A Colima ceramicist hand formed and appliqued this zoomorphic whistle. The avian form has a fleshy comb or crest and it displays a splayed tail, but not sufficient details to identify the species.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Whistles--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 B.C. and 250 A.D.
Title
Zoomorphic Whistle : Bird : Turkey
Description
A Colima ceramicist hand formed and appliqued this zoomorphic whistle. The avian form has a fleshy comb or crest and it displays a splayed tail, but not sufficient details to identify the species.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Whistles--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 B.C. and 250 A.D.
Title
Zoomorphic Whistle : Bird : Turkey
Description
A Colima ceramicist hand formed and appliqued this zoomorphic whistle. The avian form has a fleshy comb or crest and it displays a splayed tail, but not sufficient details to identify the species.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Whistles--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 B.C. and 250 A.D.
Title
Zoomorphic Whistle : Bird : Turkey
Description
A Colima ceramicist hand formed and appliqued this zoomorphic whistle. The avian form has a fleshy comb or crest and it displays a splayed tail, but not sufficient details to identify the species.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Whistles--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 B.C. and 250 A.D.
Title
Zoomorphic Whistle : Bird : Turkey
Description
A Colima ceramicist hand formed and appliqued this zoomorphic whistle. The avian form has a fleshy comb or crest and it displays a splayed tail, but not sufficient details to identify the species.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Whistles--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 B.C. and 250 A.D.
Title
Zoomorphic Whistle : Bird : Turkey
Description
A Colima ceramicist hand formed and appliqued this zoomorphic whistle. The avian form has a fleshy comb or crest and it displays a splayed tail, but not sufficient details to identify the species.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Whistles--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 B.C. and 250 A.D.
Title
Colima elite seated in a Palanquin.
Description
Four standing male figures carry a canopied litter with a seated elite male. The standing male figures (four) appear to be nude and sport an elaborate hairdo or headdress.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 100 B.C. and 250 A.D.
Title
Colima elite seated in a Palanquin.
Description
Four standing male figures carry a canopied litter with a seated elite male. The standing male figures (four) appear to be nude and sport an elaborate hairdo or headdress.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 100 B.C. and 250 A.D.
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