A0134_0593. Gourd shaped vessel with white and orange vertical stripes. 8cm high 13cm wide. Gift of Karl Menninger
A0136_0593. Squatting male figure. Right arm grasping side of head while the left is held out. Wearing head piece with crossed-bands meeting at centerpiece which has spiral design. Left arm pieces missing. Sprial design painted on right ear spool. Wearing black paint under eyes. Jalisco. 27cm high 21cm wide. Gift of Karl Menninger.
A0144_0593. Kneeling mother with baby. Child's head is missing, as is its left arm. Some remnants of black and orange pigment which made up clothing. Nayarit. 15cm high 8.4cm wide. Gift of Karl Menninger.
A0146-0593. Female figurine. Wearing dress with verticle stripes, dots. Painted headgear. Nayarit. 11.9cm high 6.5cm wide. Gift of Karl Menninger.
A0148_0593. Ceramic seated figure. Nayarit, late formative period. 300 BC - AD 1. 19cm high 11.3cm wide. Gift of Karl Menninger.
A2072_80. Seated Man & Woman. Bowl before them, cup in woman's right hand. Man holding mushroom? In right hand. Both wearing head gear. Nayarit. 300 BC. 19.7cm high 26cm wide. Gift of August L. Selig.
A2099_80. Hollow seated female figure. Reddish brown slip. Nose ring. 3 earings in each ear. Nayarit. 300 BC. 21cm high 12 cm wide. Gift of August L. Selig.
West Mexico
The Mesoamerican collections consist of both systematically excavated and donated materials. Mesoamerica includes the countries of Mexico, Belize, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador and various islands. Many of these artifacts are associated with a specific archaeological site, while others are identified only by cultural group or geographical area. Cultural groups include Maya and Olmec, sites are La Venta, Jalisco, Colima. The geographic areas are Valley of Mexico, Veracruz, Oaxaca, and Central Plateau.
The associated images and contextual information are representative of our larger holdings from Mesoamerica. The information associated with each image includes the catalog number, geographic region, cultural affiliation (if known), size and donor.
