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Title
Standing pregnant female.
Description
The majority of the female figurines are nude. This suggests the culture did not wear clothing, the figurines were dressed in perishable clothing, or missing earth pigments were used to indicate clothing. The figurine illustrates hairstyle and types of jewelry including ear plugs.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 B.C. and 500 B.C.
Title
Standing pregnant female.
Description
The majority of the female figurines are nude. This suggests the culture did not wear clothing, the figurines were dressed in perishable clothing, or missing earth pigments were used to indicate clothing. The figurine illustrates hairstyle and types of jewelry including ear plugs.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 B.C. and 500 B.C.
Title
Standing pregnant female.
Description
The majority of the female figurines are nude. This suggests the culture did not wear clothing, the figurines were dressed in perishable clothing, or missing earth pigments were used to indicate clothing. The figurine illustrates hairstyle and types of jewelry including ear plugs.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 B.C. and 500 B.C.
Title
Standing pregnant female.
Description
The majority of the female figurines are nude. This suggests the culture did not wear clothing, the figurines were dressed in perishable clothing, or missing earth pigments were used to indicate clothing. The figurine illustrates hairstyle and types of jewelry including ear plugs.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 B.C. and 500 B.C.
Title
Standing pregnant female.
Description
The majority of the female figurines are nude. This suggests the culture did not wear clothing, the figurines were dressed in perishable clothing, or missing earth pigments were used to indicate clothing. The figurine illustrates hairstyle and types of jewelry including ear plugs.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 B.C. and 500 B.C.
Title
Standing female figure : dancer.
Description
Tlatilco potters excelled in small delicate figures, such as this young girl in a grass skirt dancing. Ninety percent of the figurines made during the Preclassic period were female.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 B.C. and 500 B.C.
Title
Standing female figure : dancer.
Description
Tlatilco potters excelled in small delicate figures, such as this young girl in a grass skirt dancing. Ninety percent of the figurines made during the Preclassic period were female.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 B.C. and 500 B.C.
Title
Standing female figure : dancer.
Description
Tlatilco potters excelled in small delicate figures, such as this young girl in a grass skirt dancing. Ninety percent of the figurines made during the Preclassic period were female.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 B.C. and 500 B.C.
Title
Standing female figure : dancer.
Description
Tlatilco potters excelled in small delicate figures, such as this young girl in a grass skirt dancing. Ninety percent of the figurines made during the Preclassic period were female.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 B.C. and 500 B.C.
Title
Standing female figure : dancer.
Description
Tlatilco potters excelled in small delicate figures, such as this young girl in a grass skirt dancing. Ninety percent of the figurines made during the Preclassic period were female.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 B.C. and 500 B.C.
Title
Standing female figure : dancer.
Description
Tlatilco potters excelled in small delicate figures, such as this young girl in a grass skirt dancing. Ninety percent of the figurines made during the Preclassic period were female.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 B.C. and 500 B.C.
Title
Michoacán polychrome bowl.
Description
This bowl has a wide interior band with three stylized zoomorphs (probably deer) surrounded by what appears to be an energy field. This design is similar to the life force design of the Huichol Indians of Sinaloa.
Subject
[Ceramic bowls--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo, Pottery--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo, Art--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 100 B.C. and 200 A.D.
Title
Michoacán polychrome bowl.
Description
This bowl has a wide interior band with three stylized zoomorphs (probably deer) surrounded by what appears to be an energy field. This design is similar to the life force design of the Huichol Indians of Sinaloa.
Subject
[Ceramic bowls--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo, Pottery--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo, Art--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 100 B.C. and 200 A.D.
Title
Michoacán polychrome bowl.
Description
This bowl has a wide interior band with three stylized zoomorphs (probably deer) surrounded by what appears to be an energy field. This design is similar to the life force design of the Huichol Indians of Sinaloa.
Subject
[Ceramic bowls--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo, Pottery--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo, Art--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 100 B.C. and 200 A.D.
Title
Michoacán polychrome bowl.
Description
This bowl has a wide interior band with three stylized zoomorphs (probably deer) surrounded by what appears to be an energy field. This design is similar to the life force design of the Huichol Indians of Sinaloa.
Subject
[Ceramic bowls--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo, Pottery--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo, Art--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 100 B.C. and 200 A.D.
Title
Michoacán polychrome bowl.
Description
This bowl has a wide interior band with three stylized zoomorphs (probably deer) surrounded by what appears to be an energy field. This design is similar to the life force design of the Huichol Indians of Sinaloa.
Subject
[Ceramic bowls--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo, Pottery--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo, Art--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 100 B.C. and 200 A.D.
Title
Michoacán polychrome bowl.
Description
This bowl has a wide interior band with three stylized zoomorphs (probably deer) surrounded by what appears to be an energy field. This design is similar to the life force design of the Huichol Indians of Sinaloa.
Subject
[Ceramic bowls--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo, Pottery--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo, Art--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 100 B.C. and 200 A.D.
Title
Tripodal bowl : molcajete with two felines.
Description
A molcajete is used to grind plant materials. This ceremonial tripodal bowl shows no wear pattern. The feet of the bowl are hollow with clay pellets inside. When you shake the bowl, you hear a rattling sound. Two felines decorate the shoulder of the bowl.
Subject
[Ceramic bowls--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo, Pottery--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo, Art--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 400 B.C. and 200 B.C.
Title
Tripodal bowl : molcajete with two felines.
Description
A molcajete is used to grind plant materials. This ceremonial tripodal bowl shows no wear pattern. The feet of the bowl are hollow with clay pellets inside. When you shake the bowl, you hear a rattling sound. Two felines decorate the shoulder of the bowl.
Subject
[Ceramic bowls--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo, Pottery--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo, Art--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 400 B.C. and 200 B.C.
Title
Tripodal bowl : molcajete with two felines.
Description
A molcajete is used to grind plant materials. This ceremonial tripodal bowl shows no wear pattern. The feet of the bowl are hollow with clay pellets inside. When you shake the bowl, you hear a rattling sound. Two felines decorate the shoulder of the bowl.
Subject
[Ceramic bowls--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo, Pottery--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo, Art--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 400 B.C. and 200 B.C.
Title
Tripodal bowl : molcajete with two felines.
Description
A molcajete is used to grind plant materials. This ceremonial tripodal bowl shows no wear pattern. The feet of the bowl are hollow with clay pellets inside. When you shake the bowl, you hear a rattling sound. Two felines decorate the shoulder of the bowl.
Subject
[Ceramic bowls--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo, Pottery--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo, Art--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 400 B.C. and 200 B.C.
Title
Tripodal bowl : molcajete with two felines.
Description
A molcajete is used to grind plant materials. This ceremonial tripodal bowl shows no wear pattern. The feet of the bowl are hollow with clay pellets inside. When you shake the bowl, you hear a rattling sound. Two felines decorate the shoulder of the bowl.
Subject
[Ceramic bowls--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo, Pottery--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo, Art--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 400 B.C. and 200 B.C.
Title
Tripodal bowl : molcajete with two felines.
Description
A molcajete is used to grind plant materials. This ceremonial tripodal bowl shows no wear pattern. The feet of the bowl are hollow with clay pellets inside. When you shake the bowl, you hear a rattling sound. Two felines decorate the shoulder of the bowl.
Subject
[Ceramic bowls--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo, Pottery--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo, Art--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 400 B.C. and 200 B.C.
Title
Student study ceramics, Tlatilco : standing female figure.
Description
Part of Student Study Ceramic grouping.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Mexico, Valley of, Art--Mexico--Mexico, Valley of, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1000 B.C. and 400 B.C.
Title
Student study ceramics, Tlatilco : standing female figure.
Description
Part of Student Study Ceramic grouping.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Mexico, Valley of, Art--Mexico--Mexico, Valley of, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1000 B.C. and 400 B.C.
Title
Student study ceramics, Tlatilco : standing female figure.
Description
Part of Student Study Ceramic grouping.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Mexico, Valley of, Art--Mexico--Mexico, Valley of, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1000 B.C. and 400 B.C.
Title
Student study ceramics, Tlatilco : standing female figure.
Description
Part of Student Study Ceramic grouping.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Mexico, Valley of, Art--Mexico--Mexico, Valley of, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1000 B.C. and 400 B.C.
Title
Student study ceramics, Tlatilco : standing female figure.
Description
Part of Student Study Ceramic grouping.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Mexico, Valley of, Art--Mexico--Mexico, Valley of, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1000 B.C. and 400 B.C.
Title
Student study ceramics, Tlatilco : standing female figure.
Description
Part of Student Study Ceramic grouping.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Mexico, Valley of, Art--Mexico--Mexico, Valley of, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1000 B.C. and 400 B.C.
Title
Pretty lady : standing female wearing a turban.
Description
In the valley of Mexico, the Tlatilco culture was located to the west of the great central Mexican lakes. Their society produced female figurines headdresses, hairstyles, jewelry, and sometimes clothing.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 B.C. and 500 B.C.
Title
Pretty lady : standing female wearing a turban.
Description
In the valley of Mexico, the Tlatilco culture was located to the west of the great central Mexican lakes. Their society produced female figurines headdresses, hairstyles, jewelry, and sometimes clothing.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 B.C. and 500 B.C.
Title
Pretty lady : standing female wearing a turban.
Description
In the valley of Mexico, the Tlatilco culture was located to the west of the great central Mexican lakes. Their society produced female figurines headdresses, hairstyles, jewelry, and sometimes clothing.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 B.C. and 500 B.C.
Title
Pretty lady : standing female wearing a turban.
Description
In the valley of Mexico, the Tlatilco culture was located to the west of the great central Mexican lakes. Their society produced female figurines headdresses, hairstyles, jewelry, and sometimes clothing.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 B.C. and 500 B.C.
Title
Pretty lady : standing female wearing a turban.
Description
In the valley of Mexico, the Tlatilco culture was located to the west of the great central Mexican lakes. Their society produced female figurines headdresses, hairstyles, jewelry, and sometimes clothing.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 B.C. and 500 B.C.
Title
Pretty lady : standing female wearing a turban.
Description
In the valley of Mexico, the Tlatilco culture was located to the west of the great central Mexican lakes. Their society produced female figurines headdresses, hairstyles, jewelry, and sometimes clothing.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 B.C. and 500 B.C.
Title
Tlatelolco standing female figure.
Description
A standing Tlatilco Female with short bulbous legs holds both hands on her abdomen. Her large elongated tapered head contains narrow punctuated eyes. Nothe the body paint, especially the red triangular area around the belly-button.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Mexico, Valley of, Art--Mexico--Mexico, Valley of, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1150 B.C. and 55 B.C.
Title
Tlatelolco standing female figure.
Description
A standing Tlatilco Female with short bulbous legs holds both hands on her abdomen. Her large elongated tapered head contains narrow punctuated eyes. Nothe the body paint, especially the red triangular area around the belly-button.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Mexico, Valley of, Art--Mexico--Mexico, Valley of, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1150 B.C. and 55 B.C.
Title
Tlatelolco standing female figure.
Description
A standing Tlatilco Female with short bulbous legs holds both hands on her abdomen. Her large elongated tapered head contains narrow punctuated eyes. Nothe the body paint, especially the red triangular area around the belly-button.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Mexico, Valley of, Art--Mexico--Mexico, Valley of, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1150 B.C. and 55 B.C.
Title
Tlatelolco standing female figure.
Description
A standing Tlatilco Female with short bulbous legs holds both hands on her abdomen. Her large elongated tapered head contains narrow punctuated eyes. Nothe the body paint, especially the red triangular area around the belly-button.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Mexico, Valley of, Art--Mexico--Mexico, Valley of, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1150 B.C. and 55 B.C.
Title
Tlatelolco standing female figure.
Description
A standing Tlatilco Female with short bulbous legs holds both hands on her abdomen. Her large elongated tapered head contains narrow punctuated eyes. Nothe the body paint, especially the red triangular area around the belly-button.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Mexico, Valley of, Art--Mexico--Mexico, Valley of, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1150 B.C. and 55 B.C.
Title
Tlatelolco standing female figure.
Description
A standing Tlatilco Female with short bulbous legs holds both hands on her abdomen. Her large elongated tapered head contains narrow punctuated eyes. Nothe the body paint, especially the red triangular area around the belly-button.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Mexico, Valley of, Art--Mexico--Mexico, Valley of, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1150 B.C. and 55 B.C.
Title
Seated anthropomorphic figure.
Description
During the Mesoamerican Middle Pre-Classic period, the Olmec culture of Veracruz, the Las Bocas Culture in Puebla, and the Tlatilco culture from the Valley of Mexico created unique ceramic vessels, figurines, and hollow sculptures. Hollow anthropomorphic figures, usually crawling or seated, appear as sexless "babies." Great care was lavished on many of these "babies," suggesting their cultural importance, which remains elusive to us.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1100 B.C. and 500 B.C.
Title
Seated anthropomorphic figure.
Description
During the Mesoamerican Middle Pre-Classic period, the Olmec culture of Veracruz, the Las Bocas Culture in Puebla, and the Tlatilco culture from the Valley of Mexico created unique ceramic vessels, figurines, and hollow sculptures. Hollow anthropomorphic figures, usually crawling or seated, appear as sexless "babies." Great care was lavished on many of these "babies," suggesting their cultural importance, which remains elusive to us.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1100 B.C. and 500 B.C.
Title
Seated anthropomorphic figure.
Description
During the Mesoamerican Middle Pre-Classic period, the Olmec culture of Veracruz, the Las Bocas Culture in Puebla, and the Tlatilco culture from the Valley of Mexico created unique ceramic vessels, figurines, and hollow sculptures. Hollow anthropomorphic figures, usually crawling or seated, appear as sexless "babies." Great care was lavished on many of these "babies," suggesting their cultural importance, which remains elusive to us.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1100 B.C. and 500 B.C.
Title
Seated anthropomorphic figure.
Description
During the Mesoamerican Middle Pre-Classic period, the Olmec culture of Veracruz, the Las Bocas Culture in Puebla, and the Tlatilco culture from the Valley of Mexico created unique ceramic vessels, figurines, and hollow sculptures. Hollow anthropomorphic figures, usually crawling or seated, appear as sexless "babies." Great care was lavished on many of these "babies," suggesting their cultural importance, which remains elusive to us.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1100 B.C. and 500 B.C.
Title
Seated anthropomorphic figure.
Description
During the Mesoamerican Middle Pre-Classic period, the Olmec culture of Veracruz, the Las Bocas Culture in Puebla, and the Tlatilco culture from the Valley of Mexico created unique ceramic vessels, figurines, and hollow sculptures. Hollow anthropomorphic figures, usually crawling or seated, appear as sexless "babies." Great care was lavished on many of these "babies," suggesting their cultural importance, which remains elusive to us.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1100 B.C. and 500 B.C.
Title
Seated anthropomorphic figure.
Description
During the Mesoamerican Middle Pre-Classic period, the Olmec culture of Veracruz, the Las Bocas Culture in Puebla, and the Tlatilco culture from the Valley of Mexico created unique ceramic vessels, figurines, and hollow sculptures. Hollow anthropomorphic figures, usually crawling or seated, appear as sexless "babies." Great care was lavished on many of these "babies," suggesting their cultural importance, which remains elusive to us.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1100 B.C. and 500 B.C.
Title
Female figure with hands on her abdomen.
Description
Garments do not survive thousands of years unless they are in a very dry environment. Small figures illustrate hairstyles, clothing fashion, and jewelry. This figure wears a shoulder mantle and a skirt with a textured belt or corset.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo, Art--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 B.C. and 100 B.C.
Title
Female figure with hands on her abdomen.
Description
Garments do not survive thousands of years unless they are in a very dry environment. Small figures illustrate hairstyles, clothing fashion, and jewelry. This figure wears a shoulder mantle and a skirt with a textured belt or corset.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo, Art--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 B.C. and 100 B.C.
Title
Female figure with hands on her abdomen.
Description
Garments do not survive thousands of years unless they are in a very dry environment. Small figures illustrate hairstyles, clothing fashion, and jewelry. This figure wears a shoulder mantle and a skirt with a textured belt or corset.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo, Art--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 B.C. and 100 B.C.
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