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Shaman with Tube and Jar, 300 BCE - 200 CE Nayarit, Mexico Clay and pigment; 8 × 5 in. 2000.…
Shaman with Tube and Jar
Shaman with Tube and Jar, 300 BCE - 200 CE Nayarit, Mexico Clay and pigment; 8 × 5 in. 2000.…
Shaman with Tube and Jar, 300 BCE - 200 CE Nayarit, Mexico Clay and pigment; 8 × 5 in. 2000.40.5 The Dr. Eli B. and Aimee Cohen Memorial Collection
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Shaman with Tube and Jar

ClassificationsSculpture
Culture West Mexican Shaft Tomb
Date300 BCE - 200 CE
Made AtNayarit, Mexico, Central America, North America
MediumClay and pigment
Dimensions8 × 5 in. (20.3 × 12.7 cm)
Credit LineThe Dr. Eli B. and Aimee Cohen Memorial Collection
Object number2000.40.5
DescriptionThis figure from Nayarit, Mexico likely represents a shaman blowing his vital breath into an herbal mixture in the jar. This practice is still done by contemporary shamans in West Mexico in the belief that the herbal concoction is given added potency by their breath and that part of their spirit force is now infused in the herbal mixture.
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