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Title
Yoke : U-shaped.
Description
The yoke, worn around the waist of a ball player, was used to hit or deflect a fast-moving rubber ball. They were probably made of animal skins and plant materials. Wearing a stone yoke does increase the ball's speed and the distance it travels. Stone yokes are found in elite burials and probably not used during a ballgame. The stone on this piece is scratched and has a few chips. However, the overall condition is good.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Yokes--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 and 900
Title
Yoke : U-shaped.
Description
The yoke, worn around the waist of a ball player, was used to hit or deflect a fast-moving rubber ball. They were probably made of animal skins and plant materials. Wearing a stone yoke does increase the ball's speed and the distance it travels. Stone yokes are found in elite burials and probably not used during a ballgame. The stone on this piece is scratched and has a few chips. However, the overall condition is good.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Yokes--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 and 900
Title
Yoke : U-shaped.
Description
The yoke, worn around the waist of a ball player, was used to hit or deflect a fast-moving rubber ball. They were probably made of animal skins and plant materials. Wearing a stone yoke does increase the ball's speed and the distance it travels. Stone yokes are found in elite burials and probably not used during a ballgame. The stone on this piece is scratched and has a few chips. However, the overall condition is good.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Yokes--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 and 900
Title
Yoke : U-shaped.
Description
The yoke, worn around the waist of a ball player, was used to hit or deflect a fast-moving rubber ball. They were probably made of animal skins and plant materials. Wearing a stone yoke does increase the ball's speed and the distance it travels. Stone yokes are found in elite burials and probably not used during a ballgame. The stone on this piece is scratched and has a few chips. However, the overall condition is good.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Yokes--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 and 900
Title
Yoke : U-shaped.
Description
The yoke, worn around the waist of a ball player, was used to hit or deflect a fast-moving rubber ball. They were probably made of animal skins and plant materials. Wearing a stone yoke does increase the ball's speed and the distance it travels. Stone yokes are found in elite burials and probably not used during a ballgame. The stone on this piece is scratched and has a few chips. However, the overall condition is good.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Yokes--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 and 900
Title
Yoke : U-shaped.
Description
The yoke, worn around the waist of a ball player, was used to hit or deflect a fast-moving rubber ball. They were probably made of animal skins and plant materials. Wearing a stone yoke does increase the ball's speed and the distance it travels. Stone yokes are found in elite burials and probably not used during a ballgame. The stone on this piece is scratched and has a few chips. However, the overall condition is good.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Yokes--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 and 900
Title
Standing male child holding a rattle : sonriente.
Description
The people of the modern state of Veracruz in ancient times produced thousands of laughing hollow children. The faces and bodies were formed with clay molds. The faces do not vary, but the headdresses have different symbols. Many happy faces show dental mutilation with the upper middle teeth filed in a t-shape. The smiling children have been killed by decapitation and their bodies smashed. Why the children are smiling is unknown.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 800
Title
Standing male child holding a rattle : sonriente.
Description
The people of the modern state of Veracruz in ancient times produced thousands of laughing hollow children. The faces and bodies were formed with clay molds. The faces do not vary, but the headdresses have different symbols. Many happy faces show dental mutilation with the upper middle teeth filed in a t-shape. The smiling children have been killed by decapitation and their bodies smashed. Why the children are smiling is unknown.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 800
Title
Standing male child holding a rattle : sonriente.
Description
The people of the modern state of Veracruz in ancient times produced thousands of laughing hollow children. The faces and bodies were formed with clay molds. The faces do not vary, but the headdresses have different symbols. Many happy faces show dental mutilation with the upper middle teeth filed in a t-shape. The smiling children have been killed by decapitation and their bodies smashed. Why the children are smiling is unknown.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 800
Title
Standing male child holding a rattle : sonriente.
Description
The people of the modern state of Veracruz in ancient times produced thousands of laughing hollow children. The faces and bodies were formed with clay molds. The faces do not vary, but the headdresses have different symbols. Many happy faces show dental mutilation with the upper middle teeth filed in a t-shape. The smiling children have been killed by decapitation and their bodies smashed. Why the children are smiling is unknown.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 800
Title
Standing male child holding a rattle : sonriente.
Description
The people of the modern state of Veracruz in ancient times produced thousands of laughing hollow children. The faces and bodies were formed with clay molds. The faces do not vary, but the headdresses have different symbols. Many happy faces show dental mutilation with the upper middle teeth filed in a t-shape. The smiling children have been killed by decapitation and their bodies smashed. Why the children are smiling is unknown.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 800
Title
Standing male child holding a rattle : sonriente.
Description
The people of the modern state of Veracruz in ancient times produced thousands of laughing hollow children. The faces and bodies were formed with clay molds. The faces do not vary, but the headdresses have different symbols. Many happy faces show dental mutilation with the upper middle teeth filed in a t-shape. The smiling children have been killed by decapitation and their bodies smashed. Why the children are smiling is unknown.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 800
Title
Bufo marinus toad whistle.
Description
This very unique artifact was cast from a Mesoamerican toad, Bufo marinus. The toad produces a skin toxin which causes hallucinogenic visions and/or death. Archaeological excavations of middens and ceremonial burials of the Olmec culture in Southern Veracruz have yielded large numbers of toad skeletal remains.
Subject
[Whistles--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Olmec art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Olmecs--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
Unknown
Title
Bufo marinus toad whistle.
Description
This very unique artifact was cast from a Mesoamerican toad, Bufo marinus. The toad produces a skin toxin which causes hallucinogenic visions and/or death. Archaeological excavations of middens and ceremonial burials of the Olmec culture in Southern Veracruz have yielded large numbers of toad skeletal remains.
Subject
[Whistles--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Olmec art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Olmecs--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
Unknown
Title
Bufo marinus toad whistle.
Description
This very unique artifact was cast from a Mesoamerican toad, Bufo marinus. The toad produces a skin toxin which causes hallucinogenic visions and/or death. Archaeological excavations of middens and ceremonial burials of the Olmec culture in Southern Veracruz have yielded large numbers of toad skeletal remains.
Subject
[Whistles--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Olmec art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Olmecs--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
Unknown
Title
Bufo marinus toad whistle.
Description
This very unique artifact was cast from a Mesoamerican toad, Bufo marinus. The toad produces a skin toxin which causes hallucinogenic visions and/or death. Archaeological excavations of middens and ceremonial burials of the Olmec culture in Southern Veracruz have yielded large numbers of toad skeletal remains.
Subject
[Whistles--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Olmec art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Olmecs--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
Unknown
Title
Bufo marinus toad whistle.
Description
This very unique artifact was cast from a Mesoamerican toad, Bufo marinus. The toad produces a skin toxin which causes hallucinogenic visions and/or death. Archaeological excavations of middens and ceremonial burials of the Olmec culture in Southern Veracruz have yielded large numbers of toad skeletal remains.
Subject
[Whistles--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Olmec art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Olmecs--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
Unknown
Title
Bufo marinus toad whistle.
Description
This very unique artifact was cast from a Mesoamerican toad, Bufo marinus. The toad produces a skin toxin which causes hallucinogenic visions and/or death. Archaeological excavations of middens and ceremonial burials of the Olmec culture in Southern Veracruz have yielded large numbers of toad skeletal remains.
Subject
[Whistles--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Olmec art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Olmecs--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
Unknown
Title
Wheel toy or ritual object : jaguar lying prone.
Description
The object is in good condition. There are wooden sticks holding the wheels in place. The mouth has an opening with a red pigment in the center of the mouth. The eyes have black pigment. The object is made of buff clay with black and red pigment. There is a large hole in the under stomach of the figure.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Jaguar--Art, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 and 900
Title
Wheel toy or ritual object : jaguar lying prone.
Description
The object is in good condition. There are wooden sticks holding the wheels in place. The mouth has an opening with a red pigment in the center of the mouth. The eyes have black pigment. The object is made of buff clay with black and red pigment. There is a large hole in the under stomach of the figure.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Jaguar--Art, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 and 900
Title
Wheel toy or ritual object : jaguar lying prone.
Description
The object is in good condition. There are wooden sticks holding the wheels in place. The mouth has an opening with a red pigment in the center of the mouth. The eyes have black pigment. The object is made of buff clay with black and red pigment. There is a large hole in the under stomach of the figure.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Jaguar--Art, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 and 900
Title
Wheel toy or ritual object : jaguar lying prone.
Description
The object is in good condition. There are wooden sticks holding the wheels in place. The mouth has an opening with a red pigment in the center of the mouth. The eyes have black pigment. The object is made of buff clay with black and red pigment. There is a large hole in the under stomach of the figure.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Jaguar--Art, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 and 900
Title
Wheel toy or ritual object : jaguar lying prone.
Description
The object is in good condition. There are wooden sticks holding the wheels in place. The mouth has an opening with a red pigment in the center of the mouth. The eyes have black pigment. The object is made of buff clay with black and red pigment. There is a large hole in the under stomach of the figure.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Jaguar--Art, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 and 900
Title
Wheel toy or ritual object : jaguar lying prone.
Description
The object is in good condition. There are wooden sticks holding the wheels in place. The mouth has an opening with a red pigment in the center of the mouth. The eyes have black pigment. The object is made of buff clay with black and red pigment. There is a large hole in the under stomach of the figure.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Jaguar--Art, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 and 900
Title
Standing female figure wearing a headdress and jewelry.
Description
In a mild or warm climate, there is little need for clothing, just pubic covering. Personal adornment included an animal headdress, ear spools and a pendant necklace. Body paint or chapopote heighten features and decorated the body.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 100 B.C. and 300 A.D.
Title
Standing female figure wearing a headdress and jewelry.
Description
In a mild or warm climate, there is little need for clothing, just pubic covering. Personal adornment included an animal headdress, ear spools and a pendant necklace. Body paint or chapopote heighten features and decorated the body.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 100 B.C. and 300 A.D.
Title
Standing female figure wearing a headdress and jewelry.
Description
In a mild or warm climate, there is little need for clothing, just pubic covering. Personal adornment included an animal headdress, ear spools and a pendant necklace. Body paint or chapopote heighten features and decorated the body.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 100 B.C. and 300 A.D.
Title
Standing female figure wearing a headdress and jewelry.
Description
In a mild or warm climate, there is little need for clothing, just pubic covering. Personal adornment included an animal headdress, ear spools and a pendant necklace. Body paint or chapopote heighten features and decorated the body.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 100 B.C. and 300 A.D.
Title
Standing female figure wearing a headdress and jewelry.
Description
In a mild or warm climate, there is little need for clothing, just pubic covering. Personal adornment included an animal headdress, ear spools and a pendant necklace. Body paint or chapopote heighten features and decorated the body.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 100 B.C. and 300 A.D.
Title
Standing female figure wearing a headdress and jewelry.
Description
In a mild or warm climate, there is little need for clothing, just pubic covering. Personal adornment included an animal headdress, ear spools and a pendant necklace. Body paint or chapopote heighten features and decorated the body.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 100 B.C. and 300 A.D.
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