Shaman's Blood offering vessels/ Miniature Ollas

Object/Artifact

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El Camino College Anthropology Museum

Name/Title

Shaman's Blood offering vessels/ Miniature Ollas

Entry/Object ID

A-389AB

Description

A-389A: Two lobed, small vessel with face. Most likely a shaman's vessel since these blood pots did not typically have faces. Found only in the dried lakebed since the people of Jalisco threw them into Lake Chapala to make an offering to the rain god. Holes in lobes were likely used to tie rope to and fling into lake. Dates back to 200-400 A.D. A-389B: Three lobes. Connective, ribbed decoration covering 2/3 of olla, no face & no holes in lobes. Lopsided structure.

Collection

El Camino College Anthropology Museum

Category

Archaeology

Acquisition

Accession

09.03.01A

Notes

09.03.02B

Ethnography

Cultural Region

* Untyped Cultural Region

West Coast Mexico

Culture/Tribe

Pre-Columbian Jalisco culture

Dimensions

Dimension Description

389A: 6.4cm tall x 17.8cm round (including lobes) 389B: 4.3cm tall x 15.2cm round (including lobes)

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Notes

389A: Missing part of rim. Part of lip that is missing is smooth, not jagged. Showing signs of aging, blotchy coloring 389B: Also missing chunks of rim. Missing lip part is jagged also showing signs of aging with worn/smoothed over ridges and blotchy coloring.