Elbow Stone
date
900-1599
creation place
North America, Puerto Rico ; Greater Antilles ; Haiti ; Dominican Republic
medium & support
Carved serpentine
measurements
13.75 x 3.37 x 6.37 in. (34.93 x 8.56 x 16.18 cm)
credit line
Gift of David T. Owsley via the Alconda-Owsley Foundation
accession number
2011.003.000
keywords
amusement, anatomy, ball games, biology, body, carving, ceremonial objects, civilization, culture, elbow stone, games, head, human being, human face, human figure, man, mask, Pre-Columbian, recreation, recreational artifact, recreational artifacts, ritual objects, sculpture, skill, society, sport, tlachtli, woman
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