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Colima

Dancer holding rattles

Colima, 300

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Colima

Dancer holding rattles

Colima, 300

Physical Qualities Earthenware, 7 1/16 in. (18 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of The Jaegal Foundation, Baltimore, George and Julianne Alderman
Object Number 1999.184.22
One of 23 figures grouped as a troop of ritual dancers. This example shows a musician grasping rattles in each hand, held before his chest. The figure is attired in a feather loincloth; beaded bracelets adorn his upper arms. The performer's headdress consists of a helmet and mask. The face of the mask resembles a bivalve shell (clam, mussel?) as shown on 1999.184.19. It is framed by the rays of a solar disk. From the back of the headdress emerge two spikes.
George and Julianne Alderman, Baltimore

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