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THBMaya Jaina Pottery Rattle Figure with Scarified Mouth
Lot 74
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Louisville, CO 80027
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Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Jaina/Campeche, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 600 to 850 CE. A still-functioning terracotta figural rattle depicting a standing female, perhaps a priestess, with spotted scarring on the lower part of her face. Holding both hands up to her shoulders, the hollow figure wears a sizeable beaded necklace that hangs between her breasts, a tall feathered headdress, an undulating headband with an ovoid pendant, round earspools, a striped belt, and a netted pattern over her arms, perhaps to represent maize. Her finely rendered face presents a round nose, narrowed eyes, and a downturned mouth. Finally, the figure stands upon attenuated feet with incised toes. Size: 3.375" W x 6.5" H (8.6 cm x 16.5 cm)
These figures, from an island off the Yucatan peninsula, are noted for their lifelike faces and their immense detail. Scholars believe that they represented actual people and were probably created in Campeche and brought to Jaina Island to be buried with the deceased. This type of female figure represents a woman who is associated with the act of bloodletting sacrifice. Her mouth area shows cicatrice scarring (bead like forms). The mouth and tongue were the parts of the body where royal Maya females pierced themselves during ritual acts of bloodletting. These stocky, buxom female figures are considered common in the corpus of "Jaina" type figures, but, in fact, they are quite rarely found and are important examples to show the role of females in Maya bloodletting ritual.
Provenance: ex-old private New England collection, acquired in the 1970s; ex-private Houston, Texas, USA collection
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#161686Intact and still functional with numerous calcite deposits and manganese dioxide blooms throughout.Condition
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