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| Keywords: Colima - Group of Figurines and Architectural Model - Walters 20092033 - Three Quarter Left.jpg Narrative groupings of figurines in architectural settings have been found throughout Mesoamerica in contexts dating as early as the Middle Formative Period 900-400 BCE Some are made from jadeite and similar precious stones such as an Olmec ceremonial scene of sixteen figurines arranged in a semicircle and framed by six column-like celts Others are composed of modeled ceramic figures depicting a burial or ancestor veneration rite complete with elaborately dressed performers and musicians like that found above Tomb 103 at Monte Albán Oaxaca The objects that constitute these figure groups generally share the same aesthetic style and manufacturing technique which suggests they were made at the same time as a single artistic statement The disparate artistic styles and technical features suggest that these nine Colima figurines and one building model might be a modern grouping although dissimilar figurines have been documented in figure groupings found in the same tomb In this instance archaeological confirmation is not available The figurine types represent at least two styles from Colima-Jalisco including the Tuxcacuesco-Ortices type nos 33 3 33 8 and 33 9 and two from the Colima-Jalisco border region nos 33 4 and 33 5 The house model no 33 1 depicts a typical West Mexican domicile or ceremonial building without its basal earthen platform No architecture of comparable form is found in the region because these structures were made of perishable materials; only the earth-and-stone platforms have survived although many have been destroyed by modern agricultural activities These architectural models thus document the lost architectural heritage of ancient West Mexico The figures portray men and women performing both ritual and daily activities from mothers tending children nos 33 3 and 33 8 and grinding maize no 33 7 to men drumming no 33 6 or sitting regally and brandishing a fanlike scepter no 33 9 A seated hunchback figure which also is a whistle sports an elaborate head wrap and fine jewelry no 33 10 A dog-standing-atop-a-dog sculpture and two seated men with elongated heads complete the group nos 33 2 33 4 and 33 5 This elongated-head figurine style is associated with the northern Colima-Jalisco region and dates to the later years of the Comala phase ca 200-300 CE 200 BC-AD 400 earthenware 1 cm 16 9 13 1 13 7 ; 2 H 3 3/4 x L 3 13/16 x W 2 1/16 in 9 5 x 9 7 x 5 3 cm ; 3 cm 10 3 7 7 4 8 ; 4 cm 7 1 4 1 2 3 ; 5 cm 7 3 4 7 2 3 ; 6 cm 9 1 6 2 6 3 ; 7 cm 14 6 7 8 12 7 ; 8 cm 12 1 8 4 5 5 ; 9 cm 8 9 6 9 10 1 ; 10 cm 7 5 1 5 2 accession number 2009 20 33 80188 John G Bourne date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Gift of John Bourne 2009 place of origin Colima Mexico Walters Art Museum license Objects from Colima in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
