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Ceramics
Seated Dog Vessel
Colima artist, (active )
Colima artist
Mexico
10 3/4 x 4 3/4 in. (27.3 x 12.1 cm)
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Clay
Clay
Colima; made in Mexico
ca. 200 BCE - 500 CE
200 BCE
500
Colima, dogs, Pre-Columbian art of Central & South America, religious & ritual objects
Ceramics
The rounded, hollow Colima vessels were made with reddish clay. The black spattering was not intentional, it is the result of the oxidation of the chemical element, manganese, present in the clay. This occurred when the manganese was leached out, over time, by contact with water in the tombs. The vessels’ smooth, lustrous surfaces were attained through burnishing – a process of rubbing the surface with a smooth rock to make it shiny.
In addition to ceramics, valuable goods obtained through trade, such as shell, green stone and obsidian were buried in the shaft-and-chamber tombs of the Colima people.
[Gallery label text, 2009]
1942.14
item
Memorial Art Gallery
2/3/2001
42.14SL1
slide
2 x 2
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2 x 2
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glossy
2 x 2
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glossy
7x2
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glossy
8x10
00/00/00
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8x10
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42.14DI1
digital image
2 x 2
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42.14DI2
digital image
00/00/00
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Ceramics
Horned Hunchback Figure Vessel
Colima artist, (active )
Colima artist
Mexico
Primary
12 7/8 x 9 in. (32.7 x 22.9 cm)
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Clay
Clay
Colima; made in Mexico
ca. 200 BCE – 500 CE
200 BCE
500
Colima, Pre-Columbian art of Central & South America, vessels
Ceramics
Many ceramic hunchback figures with single horns strapped to their heads have been found in the tombs of the Colima culture. The frequency with which hunchbacks and dwarfs appear in the art of the Ancient Americas may indicate their significant status as shamans or spiritual advisors. The horns strapped to the Colima figures are thought to represent powerful caps characteristically worn by shamans across many cultures.
Shamanism is a religious system in which the shaman is a spiritual mediator between the physical and spiritual worlds. A shaman figure buried in a tomb may have served to guide the deceased’s transition from the living to the realm of the dead.
[Gallery label text, 2009]
1942.24
item
Memorial Art Gallery
2/3/2001
42.24SL1
slide
2 x 2
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glossy
8x10
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neg
8x10
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glossy
4x5
00/00/00
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42.24DI1
digital image
2 x 2
00/00/00
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42.24DI#2
digital image
Three-quarter
5/12/2009
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/42.24_A2.jpg
42.24DI#3
digital image
Three-quarter
5/12/2009
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/42.24_A3.jpg
42.24DI#4
digital image
Side
5/12/2009
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/42.24_A4.jpg
Ceramics
Seated Female Figure
Colima artist, (active )
Colima artist
Mexico
Primary
6 5/8 x 4 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. (16.8 x 12.1 x 8.9 cm)
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Clay
Clay
Colima; made in Mexico
200 BCE - 500 CE
200 BCE
500
1000 BCE - 500 CE, Colima, figures, Pre-Columbian art of Central & South America
Ceramics
The ancient people of West Mexico focused upon the powerful bonds of familial relationships in their ceramics. Treating death not as an end of existence, but as a next stage in a larger journey, these transitional objects were made in the physical world for travel with the dead to the Underworld. Perhaps such figural ceramic groups were made to accompany the deceased into the afterlife as an extension of earthly comforts. Another, more symbolic and less personal approach interprets the ceramic groups as embodiments of agriculture, abundance or lineage.
[Gallery label text, 2009]
1954.40.1
item
Memorial Art Gallery
2/3/2001
glossy
5x7
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negative
5x7
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negative
2 x 2
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54.40.1SL1
slide
with 54.40.2
2 x 2
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54.40.1DI1
digital image
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/54.40.1_A1.jpg
54.40.1DI2
digital image
male & female figures
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/54.40.1-.2_A1.jpg
Ceramics
Hunchback Dwarf Figure Vessel
Colima artist, (active )
Colima artist
Mexico
Primary
9 13/16 x 6 7/8 x 5 15/16 in. (25 x 17.4 x 15.1 cm)
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overall
overall
Clay
Clay
Colima; made in Mexico
ca. 200 BCE - 500 CE
200 BCE
500
ceramics, Colima, Pre-Columbian art of Central & South America
Ceramics
Some figural art created by Ancient American cultures may not depict actual humans, but may use the human form as a symbol. The lives of the people of ancient Mesoamerica depended upon their ability to grow and produce food. The cultivation of maize (corn) was central to their world view. The human figure could capture aspects of a belief system that intertwined the cycles of life with the cycles of agriculture. For example, a hunchback (“fatback”) might symbolize abundance, and a dwarf might represent the stunted ears of corn a typical maize plant produces with the healthy ear. Mother and child figures might symbolize lineage or the way corn starts as a kernel, grows into a stalk of corn, and is harvested for consumption.
[Gallery label text, 2009]
1971.59
item
Memorial Art Gallery
2/3/2001
71.59SL1
slide
2 x 2
00/00/00
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71.59DI1
digital image
2 x 2
00/00/00
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71.59DI2
digital image
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/71.59_A1.jpg
71.59DI3
digital image
detail
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/71.59_A2.jpg
Ceramics
Storage Jar in the Form of a Seated Dog
Colima artist, (active )
Colima artist
Mexico
Primary
13 x 6 x 13 in. (33 x 15.2 x 33 cm)
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Terracotta
Terracotta
Colima
ca. 500
495
505
Colima, Pre-Columbian art of Central & South America
Ceramics
1978.137
item
Memorial Art Gallery
2/3/2001
glossy
full front
8 x 10
00/00/00
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glossy
3/4 view
8 x 10
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negative
full front
4 x 5
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
78.137DI#1
digital image
10/7/2008
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/78.137_A1.jpg
Ceramics
Standing Dog Vessel
Colima artist, (active )
Colima artist
Mexico
Primary
7 1/2 x 5 x 12 1/2 in. (19.1 x 12.7 x 31.8 cm)
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Clay
Clay
Colima; made in Mexico
200 BCE - 500 CE
200 BCE
500
Colima, Pre-Columbian art of Central & South America
Ceramics
In nearly every world culture, dogs were the first domesticated animals. A large proportion of Colima tombs had actual dogs or dog-shaped vessels interred with the deceased. The frequently plump bodies of the dog vessels and their ubiquity in Colima tombs support different theories. Some scholars believe they represent a hairless breed of dog that was fattened and eaten at feasts. Others think the primary role of the dog was as spiritual guide to the Underworld. Those well-treated in life (and thus well-fed) would act as a guide for the owner’s safe passage to the Underworld in death.
[Gallery label text, 2009]
1978.138
item
Memorial Art Gallery
2/3/2001
glossy
full front
8 x 10
00/00/00
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glossy
3/4 view
8 x 10
00/00/00
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negative
full front
4 x 5
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
78.138DI#1
digital image
10/7/2008
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/78.138_A1.jpg
Ceramics
Dog Vessel
Colima artist, (active )
Colima artist
Mexico
Primary
10 x 19 in. (25.4 x 48.3 cm)
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Earthenware
Earthenware
Colima; made in Mexico
200 BCE - 500 CE
200 BCE
500
Colima, Pre-Columbian art of Central & South America
Ceramics
1994.58
item
Memorial Art Gallery
2/3/2001
94.58SL1
slide
2 x 2
00/00/00
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glossy
8 x 10
00/00/00
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negative
2 x 3
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
94.58DI1
digital image
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/94.58_A1.jpg
94.58DI#2
digital image
6/9/2009
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/94.58_A2.jpg
Ceramics
Jar with Relief Figures
Colima artist, (active )
Colima artist
Mexico
Primary
9 x 13 1/2 x 5 in. (22.9 x 34.3 x 12.7 cm)
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Clay
Clay
Colima; made in Mexico
200 BCE - 500 CE
200 BCE
500
Colima, Pre-Columbian art of Central & South America
Ceramics
Generous offerings of real food and ceramics representing foods were placed in tombs for the deceased’s consumption in the afterlife. Other similar jars from the Colima culture represent regional foods such as fruits, vegetables and seafood. It is possible that the small, unidentified creatures on this jar were a food source.
[Gallery label text, 2009]
1994.59
item
Memorial Art Gallery
2/3/2001
94.59SL1
slide
2 x 2
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
glossy
8 x 10
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
negative
2 x 3
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
94.59DI1
digital image
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/94.59_A1.jpg
94.59DI#2
digital image
6/9/2009
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/94.59_A2.jpg
94.59DI#3
digital image
6/9/2009
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/94.59_A3.jpg
Ceramics
Standing Male Figure
Colima artist, (active )
Colima artist
Mexico
Primary
9 3/8 x 4 3/4 x 1 3/8 in. (23.8 x 12.1 x 3.5 cm)
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Clay
Clay
Colima; made in Mexico
200 BCE - 500 CE
200 BCE
500
Colima, figures, Pre-Columbian art of Central & South America
Ceramics
The ancient people of West Mexico focused upon the powerful bonds of familial relationships in their ceramics. Treating death not as an end of existence, but as a next stage in a larger journey, these transitional objects were made in the physical world for travel with the dead to the Underworld. Perhaps such figural ceramic groups were made to accompany the deceased into the afterlife as an extension of earthly comforts. Another, more symbolic and less personal approach interprets the ceramic groups as embodiments of agriculture, abundance or lineage.
[Gallery label text, 2009]
1954.40.2
item
Memorial Art Gallery
7/16/2002
54.40.2DI1
digital image
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/54.40.2_A1.jpg
54.40.2DI2
digital image
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/54.40.1-.2_A1.jpg
Ceramics
Effigy Vessel
Colima artist, (active )
Colima artist
Mexico
Primary
7 7/8 x 7 5/8 x 7 5/8 in. (20 x 19.4 x 19.4 cm)
Ceramic
Ceramic
Colima; made in Mexico
0
0
125
Ceramics
bottombottom, Base and top coat Acryloid B72 in acetone. Both layers soluble in acetone. Laser printed paper label. 2/20/12 KSchauber, Curatorial Research Ass't
2011.9
item
Memorial Art Gallery
4/12/2011
2011.9DI#1
digital image
4/15/2011
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/2011.9_A1.jpg
2011.9DI#2
digital image
11/18/2013
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/2011.9_A2.jpg
Ceramics
Dog
Colima artist, (active )
Colima artist
Mexico
Primary
3 5/16 x 2 1/8 x 4 5/16 in. (8.4 x 5.4 x 11 cm)
Ceramic
Ceramic
Colima; made in Mexico
0
0
127
Ceramics
bottom, Base and top coat Acryloid B72 in acetone. Both layers soluble in acetone. Laser printed paper label. 2/20/12 KSchauber, Curatorial Research Ass't
2011.20
item
Memorial Art Gallery
4/12/2011
2011.20DI#1
digital image
4/15/2011
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/2011.20_A1.jpg
2011.20DI#2
digital image
12/17/2013
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/2011.20_A2.jpg
Ceramics
Dog Vessel
Colima artist, (active )
Colima artist
Mexico
Primary
5 3/16 x 4 x 8 7/16 in. (13.2 x 10.2 x 21.4 cm)
Ceramic
Ceramic
Colima; made in Mexico
0
0
137
Ceramics
undersideundersidebottom, Base and top coat Acryloid B72 in acetone. Both layers soluble in acetone. Laser printed paper label. 2/20/12 KSchauber, Curatorial Research Ass't
2011.21
item
Memorial Art Gallery
4/12/2011
2011.21DI#1
digital image
4/15/2011
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/2011.21_A1.jpg
2011.21DI#2
digital image
11/18/2013
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/2011.21_A2.jpg
Ceramics
Bird Vessel
Colima artist, (active )
Colima artist
Mexico
Primary
7 5/16 x 6 x 8 3/4 in. (18.6 x 15.3 x 22.2 cm)
Ceramic
Ceramic
Colima; made in Mexico
0
0
159
Ceramics
bottom of footbottom of footbottom, Base and top coat Acryloid B72 in acetone. Both layers soluble in acetone. Laser printed paper label. 2/20/12 KSchauber, Curatorial Research Ass't
2011.25
item
Memorial Art Gallery
4/12/2011
2011.25DI#1
digital image
4/15/2011
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/2011.25_A1.jpg
2011.25DI#2
digital image
11/18/2013
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/2011.25_A2.jpg
Ceramics
Seated Figure
Colima artist, (active )
Colima artist
Mexico
Primary
3 1/16 x 2 3/8 x 1 1/8 in. (7.7 x 6 x 2.8 cm)
Ceramic
Ceramic
Colima; made in Mexico
0
0
193
Ceramics
backbottom, Base and top coat Acryloid B72 in acetone. Both layers soluble in acetone. Laser printed paper label. 2/20/12 KSchauber, Curatorial Research Ass't
2011.27
item
Memorial Art Gallery
4/12/2011
6421.9DI#1
digital image
4/15/2011
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/2011.27_A1.jpg
2011.21DI#2
digital image
12/17/2013
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/2011.21_A2.jpg
Ceramics
Dog
Colima artist, (active )
Colima artist
Mexico
Primary
3 1/8 x 3 9/16 x 1 7/8 in. (8 x 9 x 4.7 cm)
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overall
overall
Ceramic
Ceramic
Colima; made in Mexico
0
0
Ceramics
2011.34
item
Memorial Art Gallery
4/29/2011
6427.1DI#1
digital image
8/31/2011
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/Inventory pictures/2011.34_I1.jpg
2011.34DI#2
digital image
12/17/2013
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/2011.34_A2.jpg
Ceramics
Duck Vessel
Colima artist, (active )
Colima artist
Mexico
Primary
5 1/4 x 5 1/8 x 8 3/8 in. (13.3 x 13 x 21.2 cm)
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overall
overall
Terracotta
Terracotta
Colima; made in Mexico
0
0
Ceramics
2013.36
item
Memorial Art Gallery
5/30/2013
6571.2DI#1
digital image
5/30/2013
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/Inventory pictures/2013.36_I1.jpg
6571.2DI#2
digital image
5/30/2013
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/Inventory pictures/2013.36_I2.jpg
2013.36DI#3
digital image
10/19/2017
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/2013.36_A1.jpg