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Model of a ballgame with spectators

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Description: Model of a ballgame with spectators
TitleModel of a ballgame with spectators
Creator nameUnknown
Creator nationality/cultureNayarit
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 100 BC–AD 250
Creation date (description)Ixtlán del Río style
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
Dimensions5 7/8 x 10 1/4 x 17 3/4 in. (15 x 26 x 45.1 cm)
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
http:/­/­artgallery.yale.edu/­collections/­objects/­10950
Accession number1973.88.26
SubjectsPok-ta-pok (Indian game)Indians of Mexico--Rites and ceremoniesSports in artCora IndiansIndian sculpture--Mexico
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Western Mexico
George Kubler
Description: Pre-Columbian Art of Mexico and Central America
Pre-Columbian Art of Mexico and Central America
The hollow figure has a vent in the bottom and loose pellets which rattle inside. The body is broad and fat, with very wide shoulders and no breasts. The legs are spread apart and folded beneath the figure...
Author
George Kubler
PublisherYale University Art Gallery
Copyright© 1986 by the Yale University Art Gallery
Related print edition pages: pp.156-190
https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00095.012
Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-15578&redirecttoanchor=7119
Chapter subject tags:Ceramics, Ancient AmericanIndigenous peoples--Central AmericaArt, Ancient AmericanChupícuaro Site (Mexico)Colima (Colima, Mexico)Jalisco (Mexico)Nayarit (Mexico)
The West Mexican Ballgame
Jane Stevenson Day
Description: Ancient West Mexico: Art and Archaeology of the Unknown Past
Ancient West Mexico: Art and Archaeology of the Unknown Past
Everyone who visits the grand archaeological sites of Mesoamerica will find, among the tiered pyramids, open plazas, royal residences, and processional ways, certain open courts, usually made in the shape of a capital I, with parallel stands along the sides, markers set at regular intervals, and defined zones at either end. These are ballcourts, where games were played between two teams using a latex rubber ball. Played for sport, to adjudicate quarrels, or for a range of ritual occasions …
Author
Jane Stevenson Day
PublisherArt Institute of Chicago
Copyright©1998 by The Art Institute of Chicago
Related print edition pages: pp.151-167
https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00016.012
Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-13531&redirecttoanchor=7119
Chapter subject tags:Art, Ancient AmericanIndians of Mexico--Social life and customsSports in artPok-ta-pok (Indian game)Clay figurinesAthletes in artGrave goods

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LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/120440
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Creator nationality/cultureNayarit
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date100 BC–AD 200
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http://collections.lacma.org/node/253572
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http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/75238
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http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/52829
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Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
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http://www.worcesterart.org/collection/Precolumbian/1947.25.html
Accession number1947.25
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Creator roleSculptor
Creation date600-1200
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsCeramic
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LocationYale University Art Gallery
http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/52590
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http://collections.peabody.yale.edu/search/Record/YPM-ANT-257732
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http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/120168
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http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/9961
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http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/9986
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Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher
Creation datec. 1525
Object typeBook/Manuscript
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Creator roleSculptor
Creation date200-300
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsCeramic
Dimensions39.4 cm (15 1/2 in. )
LocationYale University Art Gallery
http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/10816
Accession number1973.88.16
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Creator roleSculptor
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Object typeSculpture
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LocationYale University Art Gallery
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Creation dateca.200BC-200AD
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsCeramic
Dimensions20.5 cm (8 1/16 in. )
LocationYale University Art Gallery
http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/51892
Accession number1958.14.49.2
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Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateca. 400-600
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsCeramic
Dimensions4 in. h. (10.2 cm.)
LocationYale University Art Gallery
http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/8759
Accession number1958.86.12a
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Figurine Fragment
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Aug 09
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date900BC-AD100
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsOverall: 7.938 x 6.8cm (3 1/8 x 2 11/16in.)
LocationYale University Art Gallery
http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/52346
Accession number1958.14.70
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Aug 09
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsCeramic
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LocationYale University Art Gallery
http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/50895
Accession number1958.14.1
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Description: Standing Female Figurine
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Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 09
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date900 BC-100 AD
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsCeramic
Dimensions5 1/8 in. h. (13 cm.)
LocationYale University Art Gallery
http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/8829
Accession number1958.86.18
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Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 09
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date200 B.C
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsCeramic
Dimensions13.1 x 9.4 x 10.1 cm (5 3/16 x 3 11/16 x 4 in. )
LocationYale University Art Gallery
http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/51703
Accession number1958.14.15a
Animal Effigy
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Description: Standing Male Figurine
Standing Male Figurine
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 09
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateca. 600-900
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsCeramic with traces of pigment
DimensionsOverall: 18.7 x 9.5 x 9cm (7 3/8 x 3 3/4 x 3 9/16in.)
LocationYale University Art Gallery
http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/10781
Accession number1973.88.13
Standing Male Figurine
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Bowl
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Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1200–1500
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsCeramic
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LocationYale University Art Gallery
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Accession number1958.14.25
Bowl
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Aug 09
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date900-1520
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsObject: 4.1 x 4.8cm (1 5/8 x 1 7/8in.)
LocationYale University Art Gallery
http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/52137
Accession number1958.14.63.w
Face Fragment
Face Fragment
Description: Smiling Head
Smiling Head
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 09
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date600-900
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsCeramic
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LocationYale University Art Gallery
http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/22303
Accession number1976.48.4
Smiling Head
Smiling Head
Description: Jointed Figurine
Jointed Figurine
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 09
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date600-900
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsCeramic
Dimensions13 1/2 in. h. (34.3 cm.)
LocationYale University Art Gallery
http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/8699
Accession number1958.86.7
Jointed Figurine
Jointed Figurine
Description: Scenic Bowl
Scenic Bowl
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 09
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date600-900
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsPolychrome Ceramic
Dimensions4 5/8 H. x 5 1/2 Dia. in. 11.8 H. x 14 Dia. cm.
LocationYale University Art Gallery
http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/10674
Accession number1973.88.2
Scenic Bowl
Scenic Bowl
Description: Female Slab Figurine
Female Slab Figurine
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 09
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 200 AD
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsCeramic
Dimensions12.8 x 12.5 cm (5 1/16 x 4 15/16 in. )
LocationYale University Art Gallery
http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/52043
Accession number1958.14.19
Female Slab Figurine
Female Slab Figurine
Description: Standing figure carrying ritual devices
Standing figure carrying ritual devices
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureOlmec
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date900-300 BC
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsSerpentine
Dimensions11.1 x 4.8 x 1.9 cm (4.4 x 1.9 x 0.8 in. )
LocationDumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Washington, D.C.
http://museum.doaks.org/objects-1/info/23085
Accession numberPC.B.016
Standing figure carrying ritual devices
Standing figure carrying ritual devices
Description: Standing female figure
Standing female figure
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureNayarit (Mexican)
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 100–300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
DimensionsHeight 24 1/4 in. (62.2 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/37792
Accession number1971.888
Standing female figure
Standing female figure
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Model of a pochotl tree surrounded by four feasting couples
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureNayarit
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date100 BC–AD 200
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
DimensionsHeight 7 3/8 in. (18.5 cm); diameter 7 1/2 in. (19 cm)
LocationHudson Museum, University of Maine, Orono
http://umaine.edu/hudsonmuseum/palmer-collections/hm566/
Accession numberHM566
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