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Item number 3409/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Ceramic shaft tomb figure of a squatting male (priest) holding a perforated rattle in his right hand, wearing a headdress; his left hand is raised up, touching his head. Figure's face is long and rectangular in shape. He has a sharp nose and triangular shaped mouth, with his tongue visible. The lips and eyes are carved in low relief. He has large oval-shaped ears with circular earrings. Front of headdress has decorative, raised diagonal lines across it. Body partly painted red. Past breaks and repairs visible on surface; a small triangular piece is missing from the back. Figure is hollow.
Cultural Context
The Western Mexico shaft tomb tradition refers to a set of shared cultural traits found in the western Mexican states of Jalisco, Nayarit, and Colima, dating to the period from roughly 300 BCE to 400 CE* (*note: end date in dispute).
Narrative
Purchased by the donor's father from a dealer, while he was visiting the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico in 1960.
Item History
- Made in Jalisco, Mexico and Nayarit, Mexico between 1 and 1500
- Collected during 1960
- Owned by John Nightingale before December 5, 2019
- Received from John Nightingale (Donor) on December 5, 2019
What
- Name
- Figure
- Identification Number
- 3409/1
- Type of Item
- figure
- Material
- clay, paint and adhesive
- Overall
- height 29.0 cm, width 22.0 cm, depth 16.0 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Jalisco, Mexico and Nayarit, Mexico
Who
- Culture
- Western Mexico
- Previous Owner
- John Nightingale
- Received from
- John Nightingale (Donor)
When
- Creation Date
- between 1 and 1500
- Collection Date
- during 1960
- Ownership Date
- before December 5, 2019
- Acquisition Date
- on December 5, 2019
Other
- Item Classes
- ceramics
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3409/0001
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