Pottery Whistle
Mexico
Spouted Bottle
Mexico, Mesoamerica, Veracruz
Onyx Bowl
Mexico, Mesoamerica, Oaxaca
Fish Hacha
Mesoamerican ballplayers wore protective gear called hachas, palmas, and yokes to protect their hips and abdomens from the impact of the game’s solid rubber ball (see MMA 1978.412.15 and 1978.412.16). In painti... more
Figure
Mexico, Mesoamerica, Guerrero (?), Balsas River region
Palma with Figure
Palmas, named for their palm frond shape, were one element of the elaborate regalia worn by Mesoamerican ballplayers. Resting atop the yoke worn around the player’s hips, they extended up the middle of the ball... more
Turkey Palma
A number of blank palmas are known, but most are covered in imagery ranging from abstract swirls to full human and animal forms, often reflecting the ballgame’s themes of sacrifice, death and rebirth. In this e... more
Spindle Whorl
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Spindle Whorl
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Ceramic Tripod Vessel
Mexico, Mesoamerica, Guerrero or Michoacan, Balsas River region(?)
Spindle Whorl
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Spindle Whorl
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Spindle Whorl
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Spindle Whorl
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Spindle Whorl
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Spindle Whorl
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Spindle Whorl
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Spindle Whorl
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Spindle Whorl
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Spindle Whorl
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Spindle Whorl
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Spindle Whorl
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Spindle Whorl
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Spindle Whorl
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Spindle Whorl
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Spindle Whorl
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Copper Bell with Snakes
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Spindle Whorl
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Spindle Whorl
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Spindle Whorl
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Spindle Whorl
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Spindle Whorl
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Spindle Whorl
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Spindle Whorl
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Monkey Vessel
The ancient Mexicans used many kinds of stone for the manufacture of ritual and sumptuary objects. Onyx marble, of which this vessel is carved, occurs in many parts of Mexico, where it is known as tecali. Durin... more
Spindle Whorl
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Spindle Whorl
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Spindle Whorl
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Spindle Whorl
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Spindle Whorl
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Spindle Whorl
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Spindle Whorl
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Spindle Whorl
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Spindle Whorl
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Spindle Whorl
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Spindle Whorl
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Spindle Whorl
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Bowl with Geometric Design
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Spindle Whorl
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Bell
Mexico Post Classic (Pre-Columbian)
Spindle Whorl
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Spindle Whorl
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Spindle Whorl
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Spindle Whorl
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Spindle Whorl
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Spindle Whorl
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Copper Blade
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Spindle Whorl
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Spindle Whorl
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Spindle Whorl
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Spindle Whorl
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Spindle Whorl
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Spindle Whorl
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Spindle Whorl
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Spindle Whorl
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Spindle Whorl
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Spindle Whorl
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Spindle Whorl
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Spindle Whorl
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Spindle Whorl
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Spindle Whorl
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Spindle Whorl
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Spindle Whorl
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Spindle Whorl
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Spindle Whorl
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Spindle Whorl
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Spindle Whorl
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Spindle Whorl
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Flat stamp with geometric lines
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Necklace of stone beads
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Bell
Mexico Pre-Columbian
Spindle Whorl
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Spindle Whorl
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Spindle Whorl
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Spindle Whorl
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Spindle Whorl
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Bowl with Geometric Design
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Spindle Whorl
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Spindle Whorl
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Spindle Whorl
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Spindle Whorl
Mexico, Mesoamerica
String of flattened beads
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Bell
Mexico Late Postclassic (Pre-Columbian)
Spindle Whorl
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Necklace of stone beads
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Spindle Whorl
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Bowl
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Spindle Whorl
Mexico, Mesoamerica
Spindle Whorl
Mexico, Mesoamerica