Huasteca/Mesoamerican

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Catalog # Name Description
1 1978.15.1 Jar, effigy Brown and white design, face on narrow neck, two handles on back. Color: BR,WH 1978.15.1 (Jar, effigy) image
2 1978.15.23 Sculpture Headdress ornament, 3/4"x 3/4" x 1/4" , broad nose and mouth, 1/8' holes in sides of head ornaments, hollow in back. Center of headdress extends out to 1/2" with an earplug on each side. Color: GY
3 1978.15.24 Sculpture Head with headress, decorated turban headdress, ear plugs, three eyeholes on each side, broad nose and lips. Color: YL-BR
4 1978.15.25 Sculpture Head with headdress, two eye holes on each side, large nose and mouth, fan-shaped headdress with vertical strip in center and on 3/4" piece that extneds out from vertical stripe ear plugs; no body. Color: YL-BR
5 1978.15.26 Sculpture Animal head, yellow-brown with gray soiled areas, slanted eye slits, long mouth, 5/8" ears, decorative headdress, grooves on headdress, large round ears. Color: YL-BR
6 1978.15.27 Sculpture Head only, body missing; two eye holes on each side; headdress with 1/8" groove, vertical in center; black painted accents on headdress and mouth; 1" long cylinders of clay over each ear. Color: YL-BR
7 1978.15.28 Pendant Compressed animal head (flat); large eyes and mouth, 1/8" hole at top. Color: RD-BR
8 1978.15.29 Sculpture Large head with headdress; 3 eye holes on each side, decorative headdress, 1/4" ear holes, large nose and mouth, 7 chain loops on front of headdress. Color: RD-BR
9 1978.15.3 Sculpture Figure with headdress that extends from front to back. Band across forehead. Hands holding bar-like object. Color: TN
10 1978.15.30 Sculpture Three eye-holes on each side, decorative headdress grooved at center, neck band. 1/4" ear holes on each side. 7 chain loops on front of headdress, large nose and mouth. Color: YL-BR
11 1978.15.31 Figurine Small animal (monkey?), seated, 1/8" eye and side head holes; hgeaddress with pack like extension down back. Color: YL-BR
12 1978.15.32 Sculpture Huasteca head, 1/8" eye and ear holes, grooved and decorated headdress with black accents, elongated head and jaw. Color: YL-BR
13 1978.15.33 Figurine, animal Double birds;carved wings, 1/8" eye holes. Black painted accents on mouth, hole in center back, crest on top of bird heads, hole in center front. Color: RD-BR
14 1978.15.34 Figurine, animal Monkey, paws over ears, protruding forehead. Color: GY-WH
15 1978.15.35 Figurine, animal Turtle, upright head with eye holes and 1/4" ears, 2 grooves on each side of shell, 1/8" holes on each side on shell front. Color: GY
16 1978.15.36 Sculpture Huasteca head; large 1/4" hole eyes, large mouth and nose; headdress extends over eyes 3/4" Color: YL-BR
17 1978.15.37 Sculpture Figure with headdress with vertical lines, large 5/8' circular ear plugs, chest band and decoration. Color: GY
18 1978.15.38 Sculpture Huasteca head, black painted headdress on one side with 3 round decorations on other, 1/4" earring decorations, slit eyes and black pupils, oval decoration with vertical incised lines behind each ear, larger oval decoration with vertical incised oine on back of head. Color: CR
19 1978.15.39 Sculpture Large animal head, painted black on left side, natural yellow clay color on right side, large 1/4" eyes with holes in center, 3/8" hole in top center of forehead, long snout-like mouth and nose. Color: BK,YL
20 1978.15.4 Sculpture Headonly. Wide band across forehad. Headdress slops up and back with horizontal band on top of headdress with vertical indentations. 3/16" holes in ears, eyes and headdress. Color: TN
21 1978.15.40 Sculpture Parrot head, pock-marked, 5/8" x 3/8" curved beak, holes on top of beak, 5/16" eyes, beak is grooved on each side. Color: GY-BR
22 1978.15.41 Figurine, animal Small bird's head, yellow brown. Prominent beak, ears. Color: YL-BR
23 1978.15.42 Sculpture Large wide flat head, large feathered headdress, 1/2" ears, fine facial features, slit eyes and mouth. Color: GY-BR
24 1978.15.43 Sculpture Torso from waist up; arms, animal face, tall headdress with plain center piece and horn-like extension decorated with 2 dots on each side. , Decorations around neck and on arms; prominent beak-like nose. Color: YL
25 1978.15.44 Sculpture Figure with top hat-like headdress with comb-like decoration extending out toward front; 2 dots on each side of it, 1/4" eye and ear holes, headdress open on top. Color: YL
26 1978.15.45 Sculpture Large, hollow spool-shaped head, large center decoration on front of headdress, 1/8" eye holes, 1/4" ear holes, large mouth. Color: RD-BR
27 1978.15.46 Sculpture Solid. Small black specks, pointed headdress, grooved in center; broad nose and mouth, 3/4" ears, slit eyes with 1/8" holes. Color: YL,BK
28 1978.15.6 Sculpture Head only, broken off at neck. Left ear broken, 1/8" hole in ear, and eyes, turban headress. Slit eyes and mouth. Ear plug. Color: TN
29 1978.15.7 Sculpture Right ear broken, sharply defined facial features, narrow jaw, pointed chin, 1/8" groove or part on top, 1/16" hole in eyes. Incised design on hair portion of head. Holes in mouth to form teeth. Head only; broken at neck. Color: TN
30 1978.15.8 Sculpture Large decorative headdress. Right side as you look at it broken. Extension at top broken. Two 5/8" holes in top of headdress, headdress decorated with 9/16" discs that have two lines across. Above face are three horizontal strips of clay with a vertical strip at each end and two short horizontal strips in center. Color: TN
31 1978.18.0003 Bowl Gray-brown soiled areas, 5/8" grooved side, chipped on outer side rim, 1 3/4" indented base, sides and rim curve outward, flat interior bottom, red-brown color traces on interior of rim. Color: OR-RD,GY-BR
32 1978.18.1 Bowl Pre-columbian , red-brown with white designs, inlaid line design on interior center. Color: RD-BR 1978.18.1 (Bowl) image
33 1978.18.2 Bowl Rounded rim, indented 2 3/8" base. Color: YL,GY 1978.18.2 (Bowl) image
34 1979.11 Vase, ceremonial Natural yellow-tan colored clay, dark brown colored designs and drawings; flat bottom; shaped neck; 2 3/4" long x 3/4" diameter spout; large 1 1/4" wide x 4 1/4" long loop handle on top, dark brown colored line designs; molded human facial features, curved slit eyes, flared nose and carved nostrils, open mouth, and ears, on opposite side of spout; dark red colored designs and accents on neck and other areas. Color: YL-TN 1979.11 (Vase, ceremonial) image
35 1981.13.1.3 Sherd, pottery Head.
36 1981.13.1.4 Sherd, pottery Head.
37 1981.13.1.5 Sherd, pottery Head.