GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Probably a portrait of a Classic Maya nobleman, this figure wears a large shell on his chest. The Maya favored spiny oyster shells with bright red exteriors and lords often wore them on pilgrimages to important festivals. Maya weavers of the Classic period were famous throughout Mesoamerica for their cotton textiles. Although none have survived burial conditions in the warm, humid climate, the turban-like headdress worn by this figure provides a glimpse into Classic Maya textile art.
Adapted from
Carol Robbins, Label text, A. H. Meadows Galleries, 2010.
NOTES
Maya, Late Classic period, 600–900 C.E., updated by KJones in TMS on 09/23/13 and 03/14/16.
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Pre-Columbian (American): AAT: 300016619
Maya: AAT: 300017826
Lowland Maya: AAT: 300017099
Geography
Mexico (nation): TGN: 7005560
Campeche (state): TGN: 7005578
Jaina (inhabited place): TGN: 7369745
Isla Jaina (island): TGN: 7369744
Process/materials
ceramic (material): AAT: 300235507
paint (coating): AAT: 300015029
pigment: AAT: 300013109
clay: AAT: 300010439
glazing (coating): AAT: 300053914
incising: AAT: 300053847
polychrome: AAT: 300252261
coiling (pottery technique): AAT: 300053903
modeling (forming): AAT: 300053130
firing (technique): AAT: 300053887
Historical periods
Classic (mesoamerican period): AAT: 300016983
Late Classic Period: AAT: 300016986
Individuals
Subject terms
sculpture: AAT: 300047090
figurine: AAT: 300047455
portrait: AAT: 300015637
figures: AAT: 300189808
human figures: AAT: 300404114
sitting (seated): AAT: 300263970
male: AAT: 300189559
nobility (nobles / aristocracy): AAT: 300025942
shell (animal material): AAT: 300011829
pectorals (jewelry): AAT: 300211902
spondylus shell (Spondylus genus/Spondylidae family): DMA
red (color): AAT: 300126225
costume: AAT: 300209261
pilgrimages: AAT: 300069279
festivals: AAT: 300073472
turbans: AAT: 300046127
headdress: AAT: 300046023
cotton (fiber): AAT: 300183670
textiles (visual works): AAT: 300014063
beards: AAT: 300379263
earspools: AAT: 300209300
loincloths (main garments): AAT: 300209923
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
Until 1964: Stendahl Art Galleries, Los Angeles (Alfred Stendahl, dealer) [1], [2], [3]
From 1964: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, J.B.H. Henderson Memorial Fund, purchased from the above [4]
[1] The main source for this provenance was existing provenance information in TMS. Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
[2] The main source for this provenance is letter from Jerry Bywaters, Director of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, to Alfred Stendahl (dated January 29, 1964, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records Object File). Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
[3] The main source for this provenance is letter from Jerry Bywaters, Director of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, to Alfred Stendahl (dated February 04, 1964, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records Object File). Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
[4] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
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General Description
Probably a portrait of a Classic Maya nobleman, this figure wears a large shell on his chest. The Maya favored spiny oyster shells with bright red exteriors and lords often wore them on pilgrimages to important festivals. Maya weavers of the Classic period were famous throughout Mesoamerica for their cotton textiles. Although none have survived burial conditions in the warm, humid climate, the turban-like headdress worn by this figure provides a glimpse into Classic Maya textile art.
Adapted from
Carol Robbins, Label text, A. H. Meadows Galleries, 2010.
Fun Facts
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Web Resources
Notes
Maya, Late Classic period, 600–900 C.E., updated by KJones in TMS on 09/23/13 and 03/14/16.
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Pre-Columbian (American): AAT: 300016619
Maya: AAT: 300017826
Lowland Maya: AAT: 300017099
Geography
Mexico (nation): TGN: 7005560
Campeche (state): TGN: 7005578
Jaina (inhabited place): TGN: 7369745
Isla Jaina (island): TGN: 7369744
Process/materials
ceramic (material): AAT: 300235507
paint (coating): AAT: 300015029
pigment: AAT: 300013109
clay: AAT: 300010439
glazing (coating): AAT: 300053914
incising: AAT: 300053847
polychrome: AAT: 300252261
coiling (pottery technique): AAT: 300053903
modeling (forming): AAT: 300053130
firing (technique): AAT: 300053887
Historical periods
Classic (mesoamerican period): AAT: 300016983
Late Classic Period: AAT: 300016986
Individuals
Subject terms
sculpture: AAT: 300047090
figurine: AAT: 300047455
portrait: AAT: 300015637
figures: AAT: 300189808
human figures: AAT: 300404114
sitting (seated): AAT: 300263970
male: AAT: 300189559
nobility (nobles / aristocracy): AAT: 300025942
shell (animal material): AAT: 300011829
pectorals (jewelry): AAT: 300211902
spondylus shell (Spondylus genus/Spondylidae family): DMA
red (color): AAT: 300126225
costume: AAT: 300209261
pilgrimages: AAT: 300069279
festivals: AAT: 300073472
turbans: AAT: 300046127
headdress: AAT: 300046023
cotton (fiber): AAT: 300183670
textiles (visual works): AAT: 300014063
beards: AAT: 300379263
earspools: AAT: 300209300
loincloths (main garments): AAT: 300209923
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
Until 1964: Stendahl Art Galleries, Los Angeles (Alfred Stendahl, dealer) [1], [2], [3]
From 1964: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, J.B.H. Henderson Memorial Fund, purchased from the above [4]
[1] The main source for this provenance was existing provenance information in TMS. Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
[2] The main source for this provenance is letter from Jerry Bywaters, Director of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, to Alfred Stendahl (dated January 29, 1964, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records Object File). Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
[3] The main source for this provenance is letter from Jerry Bywaters, Director of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, to Alfred Stendahl (dated February 04, 1964, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records Object File). Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
[4] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
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