Mesoamerica
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| 101 | 1972.61.8.9 | Sugar | Sugar cubes a. - f. individually wrapped. On one end "Practico" on top "Estuchados de Azucar 'gloria'". On other end "Distincion". On bottom "Estuchados de Azucar, Gloria, Mexerber No. 1, Mexico 14, plus three lines not dediferable. Two cubes in each packet. Color: WH,RD |
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| 102 | 1973.22 | Shirt | Man's; embroidered. Long sleeves with purple zig-zag stitching about a 1" border around the bottom of the cuffs. Same zig-zag stitching around the collar and down the front in 3 vertical lines. Between the lines of stitching are purple embroidered designs. 5 white oval plastic buttons down the front and a button on each sleeve. Color: CR |
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| 103 | 1973.26 | Dress | Sleeveless, hand-embroidered in blue floral design identical back and front. Color: WH |
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| 104 | 1973.4.1.1 | Sculpture | Representation of Tlaloc. He is wearing a 3-part headdress. Headdress has 3 representations of faces, one on the top and one on each side of the headdress. Hole in top. Color: BR |
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| 105 | 1973.4.1.2 | Sculpture | Tlaloc, with flared headdress. Hole in top face in center above with nose broken off. Color: BR |
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| 106 | 1973.4.1.3 | Sculpture | Tlaloc with simple flared headdress. Color: TN |
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| 107 | 1973.4.1.4 | Sculpture | Ceramic figure with flared headdress; sides are shaped like feathers. In center is an ear of coin placed vertically. Toward top of ear of corn is a hole. Figure has ear plugs. Color: TN |
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| 108 | 1973.4.1.5 | Sculpture | Figure with headdress with feather design. There are two faces, one above the other as part of headdress. Hole in center of top. Color: TN Tlaloc, rain god, replicas from archaeological ruins at San Juan Teotihuacan, northeast of Mexico City |
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| 109 | 1973.4.1.6 | Sculpture | Representation of Tlaloc wearing a headdress and what looks like a long figured skirt. Color: TN |
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| 110 | 1973.4.1.7 | Calendar | Copy of the Aztec calendar stone. Color: GY |
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| 111 | 1973.4.1.8 | Sculpture | Head of Quetzalcoatl, feathered serpent god. Feathers at rear like a headdress, long nose. Color: TN |
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| 112 | 1973.4.2.0006 | Sculpture | Tlaloc representation. Very detailed. |
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| 113 | 1973.4.2.1 | Painting | Stylized white horse with a pink, orange and blue bird above it. The background is filled in with flowers of orange, blue and purple and green stems. Vertical painting. Color: ML |
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| 114 | 1973.4.2.2 | Painting | Stylized blue and pink bird with orange, red, green, and blue floral and leaf desgns around it. Horizontal. Color: ML |
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| 115 | 1973.4.2.3 | Painting | Stylized burnt orange horse painted on bark. The background is filled in with blue floral and leaf designs. Vertical. Color: TN,OR,BL |
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| 116 | 1973.4.2.4 | Painting | Floral design, with red flowers with yellow and white centers with green leaves on a white stem; some blue is added in the background. Color: TN,RD,BL,GR |
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| 117 | 1973.4.2.5 | Painting | Stylized blue monochrome. Looks like a blue bird with blue flowers around it. Color: BR,BL |
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| 118 | 1973.47 | Necklace | Seeds. |
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| 119 | 1973.80.2.1 | Loom | Threaded in red. In addition to the two frame rods, top and bottom, are two narrower ones running through red threads and tied together with white and magenta threads on one end and magenta and blue threads on opposite end. Double black thread at top for hanging. Section of woven cloth at bottom of loom. Length of bamboo tacked on back side of loom to top edges of woven material. Color: WH,PR,BK,ML |
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| 120 | 1973.80.2.2 | Necklace | Tiny white and beige gastropods interspersed with some larger ones, 11 tiny, 12th larger size, `9 such units. 2 1/8" long cowry shell suspended with nylon thread in loop formed by bottom four units. |
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| 121 | 1973.80.2.3 | Postcard | Indian weaver. Color: ML |
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| 122 | 1974.23.48A | Mortar | heavy 3 legged bowl, coarse texture. |
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| 123 | 1974.23.48B | Pestle | Pestle, tear drop shape. |
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| 124 | 1974.38.2A | Basket | Collapsible basket ingeniously carved from one piece of wood. Cut in undulating pattern in one continuous line to central base. 9 graduated steps to center, which has multicolored paper picture of a woman in native dress from below waist to top of head. Picture pasted to bottom inside of basket. On reverse side bottom center has a pasted multicolored geometric design. Basket handle and base (stand) are cut from same piece of wood. Basket moves from flat position to "bowl" shape by swinging on 2 screws attaching frame to basket. Base has 1 piece cut so it can be removed and fitted to main part of base at a right angle to form a secure base (stand). a. Collapsible basket. b. Removable section. |
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| 125 | 1974.38.2B | Basket | Collapsible basket ingeniously carved from one piece of wood. Cut in undulating pattern in one continuous line to central base. 9 graduated steps to center, which has multicolored paper picture of a woman in native dress from below waist to top of head. Picture pasted to bottom inside of basket. On reverse side bottom center has a pasted multicolored geometric design. Basket handle and base (stand) are cut from same piece of wood. Basket moves from flat position to "bowl" shape by swinging on 2 screws attaching frame to basket. Base has 1 piece cut so it can be removed and fitted to main part of base at a right angle to form a secure base (stand). a. Collapsible basket. b. Removable section. |
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| 126 | 1974.75 | Maizena | Maizena in yellow envelope with red and black printing. Recipes on back. Torn open at one end and empty. Color: YL,RD,BK |
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| 127 | 1975.0009 | Pinata | Brown guitar pinata. 1/2" paper decorative paper loops on each side. Six orange wool yarn strands to simulate guitar strings. Color: BR,OR |
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| 128 | 1975.1.6 | Hanging | Features 3 quetzals. Woven. Top and bottom edges unfinished. Color: BL-GR |
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| 129 | 1977.50.1 | Textile | Brilliantly colored. 5" blue band dominates the top and bottom of the cloth, and is further bordered by 6" white fringe. The remainder is comprised of colored bands of a 1" - 2" size, and of various designs and motifs. Color: YL, BL,RD |
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| 130 | 1978.15.0010 | Bowl | Red footed bowl with incised design around outside top of bowl, below at widest point of bowl is a row of holes. Interior is plain. Some discoloring on rim and outside of bowl. Color: RD |
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| 131 | 1978.15.0056 | Sculpture | Feathered headdress, 2 eye holes in each prominent eye, open mouth, necklace. Color: GY |
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| 132 | 1978.15.0059 | Point, projectile | Chipped; notched on both sides of base. |
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| 133 | 1978.15.12 | Mold, face | Face mold. Interior contains inleted design facial impressions. Color: BR-YL |
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| 134 | 1978.15.13 | Block, print | Round design printer. Contains 7/8" x 1/8' angled lines around end. Color: BK,GY |
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| 135 | 1978.15.14 | Whorl, spindle | Hole at center, 5/16", irregular round, matted brown and tan in color. Color: BR |
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| 136 | 1978.15.15 | Bead, spindle whorl | Spherical shape, 1/4" hole at the center. Color: TN |
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| 137 | 1978.15.16 | Whorl, spindle | Cone shaped, line engraved design on sides. Hole on each end. Color: BR |
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| 138 | 1978.15.17 | Whorl, spindle | Cone shaped, engraved line design on sides, black painted design on top. Color: TN-YL |
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| 139 | 1978.15.18 | Whorl, spindle | Grooved top, engraved swirl design on top and sides, sides bear " " double notch mark. Color: BR,YL,GY |
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| 140 | 1978.15.19 | Whorl, spindle | Grooved sides, two monkey figures engraved on top, 3/16" hole at center. Color: BR-YL |
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| 141 | 1978.15.2 | Sculpture | Banded headdress with front 3/8" disc ornament, black band on forehead, necklace of discs. Color: TN |
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| 142 | 1978.15.20 | Whorl, spindle | Engraved line design on top and sides; traces of black dye or paint. Line of dots along bottom edge. Black on bottom. Color: TN,BK |
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| 143 | 1978.15.21 | Whorl, spindle | Grooved side, black painted design on top. Color: BK,TN |
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| 144 | 1978.15.22 | Whorl, spindle | Engraved design on top, grooved side, 3/16" hole at center. Color: TN |
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| 145 | 1978.15.5 | Sculpture | Head only. Large nose, slit eyes, broad mouth. Appears to be bald. Broken off at neck. Color: TN |
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| 146 | 1978.15.51 | Sculpture | Western culture head, prominent 3/8" eyes, double holes in eyes, prominent ears, large nose, open mouth, decorated headdress. Color: RD-BR |
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| 147 | 1978.15.52 | Sculpture | Small head, lined eyes, protruding forehead, open slit mouth. Color: RD-BR |
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| 148 | 1978.15.53 | Figurine | Western culture figure, left leg missing, two eye holes on each side, prominent eyes, headdress and necklace. Color: BR |
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| 149 | 1978.15.54 | Figurine | Double bird head-back to back, two eye holes in each head and 1 mouth hole in long beak, 2 sets of feet on bottom, engraved on each end and on sides of beak, grooved at center. Color: RD-BR |
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| 150 | 1978.15.55 | Sculpture | Head; slit eyes, 1/8" groove in center of headdress, 1/8" holes in ears, large nose, polychrome headdress. Color: YL,RD |
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