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Figure3409/1

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.

Culture
Western Mexico
Material
clay, paint and adhesive
Made in
Jalisco, Mexico and Nayarit, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2979/6

Clay figure of a seated male, broken at knees. The body is slender and bent slightly forward. Arms are curved and rest on legs. A thick bracelet surrounds each upper arm. A small protuberance emerges from the figure’s lower torso. The head is long, bulging out at the top, and the face has incised mouth and eyes, and a narrow protruding nose. Ears are placed low on the head, with a hole in each lobe. The figure is hollow, and a hole is bored through the top of the head into the body. The right ear is broken off on the lower part of the lobe.

Culture
Western Mexico
Material
clay
Made in
Colima, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2979/1 a-c

Shaft tomb figure of a seated female, reconstructed from fragments with large portions of fill. The head is long and thin, concave at back. Mouth is small and slightly upturned. Nose is long and prominent, the eyes are partially closed and the ears are large and set low on the head. One ear has a lobe decoration. The head has a headdress or hat which surrounds a hole leading to the hollow centre of the figure. The shoulders are wide. The arms are rounded and rest at the waist. A thick bracelet surrounds each elbow. Wide set breasts protrude from the chest, and the stomach is distended. Half of the folded legs area has been broken off (parts b and c). Face and head area are intact fragments, as is the left arm.

Culture
Western Mexico
Material
clay and adhesive
Made in
Jalisco, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2979/3

Clay figure of a female with offering bowl. The head is large, flat at back, with round eyes, a protruding nose with thick ring, and an open mouth showing several square teeth. The left ear is large and sits low on the head. The right ear is missing. A hat with a thick brim sits on the forehead, surrounding a hole in the head that leads to the hollow interior of the figure. Shoulders are wide, with small, widely placed breasts protruding from the chest. The right arm curves, hand placed on chest. The left hand holds the offering bowl, balanced on the leg. The figure wears a long skirt with feet emerging from the bottom. Traces of vertical black and white decorative lines are still visible on the skirt. Figure has been broken in half at the chest/mid-back and glued back together. The left arm has been broken off and glued back on.

Culture
Western Mexico
Material
clay, paint and adhesive
Made in
Nayarit, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pot2979/7

Small clay pot with a round bulbous body and a relatively thin neck with a flaring rim. The heads of two animals protrude out of the pot, located close together just above the midpoint. They are similar, each with ears set high up on the head, round protruding eyes partly closed, and short squared snouts. At the back is a ridged spinal column running from the pot’s neck to its widest portion. A large portion of the rim of the pot has broken off. Break marks are visible on the base indicating the previous presence of four legs.

Culture
Western Mexico
Material
clay
Made in
Colima, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2979/5

Clay figure of a seated male with a prominent spine. The body is large and bulbous, with bent legs supporting it at front bottom, curved arms resting on knees. A small protuberance between the figure’s knees. The head is long the face having a small mouth near chin, a narrow, protruding nose, and partly closed, rounded eyes. The brows are prominent. Ears are placed low on the head and are carved into several strips. At the back is a well-defined spinal column. The figure is hollow, and a hole is bored through the top of the head and at the back. The right leg has been broken off and glued back on.

Culture
Western Mexico
Material
clay and adhesive
Made in
Nayarit, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2979/4

Clay figure of a seated woman holding a rattle. The head is large, flat at the back. Eyes are emphasized by a black circular painted design, the nose protrudes and holds a thick ring, and the mouth shows several square teeth. Long ears have large earrings in the lobes. The woman wears a hat with a thick brim, surrounding a hole in the top of the head that leads to the hollow interior of the figure. The neck is decorated with several lines of white dots. Shoulders are wide, with the left arm curved and resting on the stomach, the right holding out a small rattle. Breasts protrude from the chest. The skirt is decorated with painted squiggles and triangles in white and yellow. Legs are folded under the body, one emerging from the bottom of the skirt and curving to the side.

Culture
Western Mexico
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Nayarit, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureNi85

A red figure sitting with its legs curved around a cylindrical object, possibly a drum, with its arms bent outward at the elbows and its hands resting on top at the sides of the cylindrical object. Wearing a headdress which has three tall vertical pieces surrounded at the bottom with a large horizontal band wrapped around them. Rounded nose with a nose ring. Large circular earrings.

Culture
Western Mexico
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Nayarit, Mexico ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureNi93

A red figure sitting hunched over with knees folded under. The arms are folded out in front with the palm of the hands resting to the side of the stomach underneath the breast which have a sun-like design. Large curved back. Hair carved with grooved lines to form a widow's peak. Ears are rounded circular knobs. Curved line and curved dotted line decorate the cheek areas.

Culture
Western Mexico
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Nayarit, Mexico ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureNi89

A red figure sitting with its right leg bent around and tucked under its left leg. Figure's left arm is resting on a cylindrical object on top of its left knee. Figure's right arm is outstretched forward and holding up a conical object. Tall headdress which coils around at the top. Holes in the rounded circular ears with grooved edges. Pointed nose, and a slightly open horizontal mouth.

Culture
Western Mexico
Material
paint and clay
Made in
Jalisco, Mexico ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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