Colima
Figure holding fan and feathers
Colima, 300
Physical Qualities
Earthenware, 7 9/16 in. (19.2 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of The Jaegal Foundation, Baltimore, George and Julianne Alderman
Object Number
1999.184.2
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 stick-like bundle (may be a rattle, bundle of feathers, reeds). The performer's headdress consists of a helmet which hides a small human face within. The crest of the helmet is crescent-shaped; the crescent runs from the forehead to the nape of the neck. Three groups of 10 "reeds" protrude from the crest. The figure wears a "backpack" of four vertical spikes. The only other ritual performer shown with the backpack is 1999.184.015.
George and Julianne Alderman, Baltimore