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Stonework
Palma: Eagle Attacking a Skull
Veracruz artist, (active )
Veracruz artist
Mexico
10 7/16 x 4 3/4 x 6 11/16 in. (26.5 x 12 x 17 cm)
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overall
overall
Limestone
Limestone
Veracruz; made in Mexico
300-900
300
900
Meso-American ballgame, Pre-Columbian art of Central & South America, sculpture, Vera Cruz
Stonework
In the Mesoamerican ballgame, players on the losing team were sometimes sacrificed by decapitation in rituals following the game. Skull racks displaying decapitated heads were often located adjacent to ball courts. This ceremonial stone palma (a stone version of a piece of the ballplayer’s equipment) depicts an eagle attacking a human skull. This is a common motif in ballgame imagery and may reference the flesh-eating birds that gorged themselves on the bodies of the sacrificed victims.
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1944.66
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Memorial Art Gallery
2/3/2001
44.66SL1
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44.66DI1
digital image
2 x 2
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44.66DI#2
digital image
Three-quarter
5/12/2009
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44.66DI#3
digital image
Three-quarter
5/12/2009
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44.66DI#4
digital image
Back
5/12/2009
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Ceramics
Figure of a Standing Woman
Veracruz artist, (active )
Veracruz artist
Mexico
Primary
16 1/2 in. (41.9 cm)
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Clay
Clay
Veracruz; made in Mexico
0
0
Pre-Columbian art of Central & South America, Vera Cruz
Ceramics
1971.18
item
Memorial Art Gallery
2/3/2001
71.18DI#1
digital image
10/7/2008
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Stonework
Fragment of a Yoke
Veracruz artist, (active )
Veracruz artist
Mexico
Primary
8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm)
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Green stone
Green stone
Veracruz; made in Mexico
300-900 CE
300
900
1000 BCE - 500 CE, Meso-American ballgame, Pre-Columbian art of Central & South America, Vera Cruz
Stonework
This is a fragment of a ceremonial stone yoke. The complete yoke was modeled after the much lighter protective belts worn sideways around players’ waists in the Mesoamerican ballgame. Much of the imagery associated with the ballgame involves blood and death, as the brutal game often ended in the sacrifice of the defeated team to nourish the earth and promote fertility. Many yokes were adorned with frog-like earth monsters believed to exist at the entrance to the Underworld.
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1971.34
item
Memorial Art Gallery
2/3/2001
71.34SL1
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in case
2 x 2
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71.34SL2
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cartoon of yoke in ballgame
2 x 2
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Stonework
Palma
Veracruz artist, (active )
Veracruz artist
Mexico
Primary
9 11/16 x 5 1/4 x 5 1/16 in. (24.6 x 13.3 x 12.8 cm)
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Stone
Stone
Veracruz; made in El Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico
600-900
600
900
Meso-American ballgame, Pre-Columbian art of Central & South America, Vera Cruz
Stonework
Palmas are pieces of equipment associated with the Mesoamerican ballgame. They have been named by modern-day archaeologists for their palm frond shape. Palmas worn during the game would have been made of materials lighter than the heavy stone of this ceremonial version. They were inserted into a ballplayer’s yoke (protective belt) and projected up the chest to protect vital organs from the fast-moving, hard rubber ball.
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1993.25
item
Memorial Art Gallery
2/3/2001
93.25SL1
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2 x 2
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93.25DI1
digital image
2 x 2
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93.25DI#2
digital image
6/9/2009
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