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Standing figure of young male personage wearing the headdress dedicated to the God with the Helmet of the Bird with the Broad Beak
Standing figure of young male personage wearing the headdress dedicated to the God with the Helmet of the Bird with the Broad Beak
Object Number 63-24-20/76378.1.5
Display Title Standing figure of young male personage wearing the headdress dedicated to the God with the Helmet of the Bird with the Broad Beak
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: Oaxaca, Zapotec. Cat. No. C/5910 / Standing Figure of Young Male Personage Wearing the Headdress Dedicated to the God with the Helmet of the Bird with the Broad Beak (Dios con Yelmo de Ave de Pico Ancho) Height: 21". Color: Light gray ceramic with light gray wash. Collection of John R. Hastings. Acquired 1912. Young man clad in a tunic made of heavily wadded cotton, which was effective as armour against indigenous weapons. For discussion of this category, see Caso & Bernal's Urnas de Oaxaca, 1952, page 199. Also see their Figure 16. April 1963 Photo by: Morton Bartlett, 15 Fayette St., Boston 16, Mass.
Department Photographic
Date April 1963
Artist Morton Bartlett
Culture
  • Mesoamerican
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Oaxaca
Materials Print, black and white adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 25.4001 × 20.6375 cm (10 × 8 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1

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