File:West Mexico, Colima, Comala style - "Horned" Male (Dwarf?) - 1991.20 - Cleveland Museum of Art.tif
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[edit]"Horned" Male (Dwarf?)
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"Horned" Male (Dwarf?) |
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| Object type | sculpture | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description |
This figure's concentrated, otherworldly expression is emphasized by the horn-like element strapped to his forehead. This "horn" may be the spire of a conch shell, which comes from water and, therefore, refers to fertility-likely an important ritual concern of West Mexican chiefs. (A conch shell vessel also appears in this case.) The element also could represent the "horn of power" worn in some areas of the world by shamans, the spiritual leaders and healers of small, non-industrial societies. |
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| Date | 100 BC-AD 300 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | Earthenware with colored slips, black burial deposits | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | Overall: 41.5 x 24.9 x 24.7 cm (16 5/16 x 9 13/16 x 9 3/4 in.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Art of the Americas |
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1991.2 |
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| Place of creation | West Mexico, Colima, Comala style (200 BC-AD 300) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | Fiftieth anniversary gift of the Womens Council in honor of the Museum's Seventy-fifth anniversary | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | https://clevelandart.org/art/1991.20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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