1973.52 Standing female figure (Nayarit, Mexico, West Mexico (Chinesco style))
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NOTES
Chinesco style, Late Formative period, 100 B.C.E.–200 C.E. (noted on TMS), updated by KJones on 06/19/14.
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1977.28.McD Raven and crouching figure and masks (Canada, B. Columbia, Haida)
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The raven is a ubiquitous figure in the
1968.5 Pectoral: supplicant figure (Maya, Mexico)
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During the Classic period (200–900 CE), Maya culture developed in the region from the northern Yucatán peninsula to the southern highlands of Guatemala, from eastern Mexico to western Honduras. The Maya built monumental architecture
1939.2 Il Garofalo, Madonna and Child and St. Jerome
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This minute and exquisitely painted panel by Benv
1969.11 Anthropomorphic Plaque, Possibly the Fire Serpent / Plaque, god effigy (Olmec, Ahuelican, Guerrero, Mexico)
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NOTES
- Olmec, Formative period, 800–400 B.C.E.,&nb
1917.4 Stoddard, Fisherman's Little Sister
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1973.61 Hacha: Animal Effigy (Classic Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico)
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Besides the yoke and palma, another commonly portrayed element of ballgame attire is the hacha. Worn atop the yoke, hachas protruded from a padded waist belt and were part of the ballgame gear for deflecting the heavy rubber ball. During the Classic period, city centers created ball courts, their replica of Creation Mountain.
1985.R.84.1-2, Vuillard, The Tent studies
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1976.W.91 Spout-and-bridge bottle: bird form (Peru, Moche)
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NOTES
- Moche, Early Intermediate Period, 100–350 C.E. (noted on TMS), updated by KJones on 06/19/14, 02/05/16, 07/28/16, 09/06/16, and 01/10/17.
- Fun Facts Source: Junius B.