Figurine of a Seated Man Holding a Bowl

Object/Artifact

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El Camino College Anthropology Museum

Name/Title

Figurine of a Seated Man Holding a Bowl

Entry/Object ID

A-386

Description

This seated man holds a bowl aloft, while wearing trophy heads at each of his sides suspended by crossed cords from his shoulders. He wears a horned helmet kept on his head by a chin strap.

Context

His horned helmet and bowl are in the style of Colima, Mexico, while the horned helmet may distinguish him as a shaman.

Collection

El Camino College Anthropology Museum

Category

Archaeology

Acquisition

Accession

08.04.01

Source or Donor

Fern McCoard

Ethnography

Cultural Region

* Untyped Cultural Region

West Mexico

Culture/Tribe

Colima

Notes

The human heads at his sides are reminiscent of those depicted in South Mexican art.

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

14 cm x 7 cm

Condition

Overall Condition

Very Good

Notes

Faded in color; has a small hole at the apex of his helmet.

Web Links and URLs

https://www.history.com/topics/latin-america/colima

Exhibition

Permanent Collections of El Camino College