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Backrest & Vessel for a Shaman, 200 BCE - 500 CE West Mexico Shaft Tomb culture; Colima, Mexic…
Backrest & Vessel for a Shaman
Backrest & Vessel for a Shaman, 200 BCE - 500 CE West Mexico Shaft Tomb culture; Colima, Mexic…
Backrest & Vessel for a Shaman, 200 BCE - 500 CE West Mexico Shaft Tomb culture; Colima, Mexico Ceramic; 9 7/8 × 10 × 9 5/8 in. 96.56.16 Anonymous Gift

Backrest & Vessel for a Shaman

ClassificationsFurnishings-Furniture
Culture West Mexican Shaft Tomb
Date200 BCE - 500 CE
Made AtColima, Mexico, Central America, North America
MediumCeramic
Dimensions9 7/8 × 10 × 9 5/8 in. (25.1 × 25.4 × 24.4 cm)
Credit LineAnonymous Gift
Object number96.56.16
DescriptionBackrest and vessel, Colima Style, ceramic with red slip. The backrest is in a stylized bird form. The projections seen along the edge of the artwork may have had shamanic significance, akin to the Tingunas seen in Lower Central America and South America. West Mexican Shaft Tomb Cultures.
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