Colima
FIGURE, HEAVILY COSTUMED, HOLDING FAN AND FEATHERS
Colima, 300
Physical Qualities
Earthenware, 7 5/16 in. (18.5 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of The Jaegal Foundation, Baltimore, George and Julianne Alderman
Object Number
1999.184.10
One of 23 figures grouped as a troop of ritual dancers. This example is shown with outstretched arms; the proper right hand grasps a "fan", the left hand, a bundle. The dancer wears an elaborate loincloth. A string of beads criss-cross the chest. Beaded bracelets adorn the upper arms. The performer's headdress consists of a helmet with mask. The mask resembles a seabird's bill and face. From the crest of the headdress, three feather plumes emerge from the sides and back.
George and Julianne Alderman, Baltimore