2004.53 Profile figure holding staff with bird (Costa Rica, Atlantic Watershed)

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

NOTES

Late Period IV, 1–500 CE (noted on TMS), NOT updated by KJones.
Previously Entered Provenance (note): From curator Carol Robbins' email message to Jack Lane, Bonnie Pitman, and Roslyn Walker of: "Following the year-end gifts meeting, I called Ann Daley, who has since spoken with Spencer Throckmorton, the New York dealer from whom Frederick and Jan Mayer purchased the three Costa Rican pieces this fall. Spencer told Ann that he purchased two of the objects, the metate [DMA ID# T43083.2] and the mace head [DMA ID# T43083.1], from a family in New York in the early 1980s, before 1983. He purchased the jade from a San Francisco family, through Dave Beroche (spelling?), a San Francisco dealer. The jade [DMA ID# T43083.3] had reportedly been out of Costa Rica since the 1960s. The United States accepted the UNESCO Convention on September 2, 1983; it entered into force on December 2, 1983. Costa Rica ratified the Convention on March 6, 1966; it entered into effect on June 6, 1996."

Catalogue essays

Artist/designers

Cultures

Costa Rican styles: AAT: 300386018

Pre-Columbian (American): AAT: 300016619

Geography

Intermediate Central America

Costa Rica (nation): TGN: 7005364

Atlantic Ocean: TGN: 7014206

Process/materials

jadeite (mineral): AAT: 300011121

incising: AAT: 300053847

carving: AAT: 300053149

drillwork (sculpture technique): AAT: 300186211

polishing (finishing): AAT: 300053867

Historical periods

Individuals

Subject terms

sculpture: AAT: 300047090

pendants (jewelry): AAT: 300046002

celts (cutting tools): AAT: 300251881

ritual objects: AAT: 300312158

worn costume accessories: AAT: 300209274

jewelry: AAT: 300209286

figures (representations): AAT: 300189808

portable: AAT: 300256252

figures (representations): AAT: 300189808

supernatural (concepts): AAT: 300055947

animals (Animalia kingdom): AAT: 300249395

birds (animals): AAT: 300266506

birds (motifs): AAT: 300375751

staffs (staff weapon components): AAT: 300204653

heads (representations): AAT: 300262520

faces (animal or human components): AAT: 300251798

beaks (animal components): AAT: 300400475

scrolls (spirals/motifs): AAT: 300010094

spirals (geometric figures): AAT: 300163114

feline (cat-like): DMA

jaguar (animals): AAT: 300310389

creatures: AAT: 300379697

monkeys (animals): AAT: 300250028

tails (animal components): AAT: 300251800

teeth (animal components): AAT: 300400467

fangs (teeth): DMA

geometric shape: AAT: 300263819

geometric patterns: AAT: 300165213

geometric motifs: AAT: 300009764

lines (geometric concept): AAT: 300056279

bands (decorative): DMA

zigzags (geometric patterns): AAT: 300165028

triangles (polygons): AAT: 300009806

chevrons (motifs): AAT: 300009766

green (color): AAT: 300128438

throne (ceremonial chairs): AAT: 300038141

stools (seating furniture): AAT: 300038418

RELATED OBJECTS

PROVENANCE

1960s-by at least 1983: Private collection, San Francisco, acquired [1], [2]

From at least 1983-2004: Spencer Throckmorton, New York, purchased from the above (Dave Beroche, dealer) [1], [2]

From 2004: Dallas Museum of Art, gift of Jan and Frederick R. Mayer [1], [2]

[1] The main source for this provenance is existing provenance information in TMS. Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.

[2] The main source for this provenance is letter from Carol Robbins to Jack Lane, Bonnie Pitman, and Roslyn Walker (dated December 21, 2004, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records Object File). Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.

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Apply to objects where number equals 2004.53