Palma with Standing Figure
date
600-900
creation place
North America, Mexico, Veracruz
medium & support
Carved basalt
measurements
15.25 x 8.87 x 5.37 in. (38.74 x 22.53 x 13.64 cm)
credit line
Gift of David T. Owsley via the Alconda-Owsley Foundation
accession number
2009.025.000
keywords
ball games, carving, ceremonial object, civilization, culture, figure, games, Mesoamerican, Nahuatl, palma, Pre-Columbian, recreation, recreational artifact, ritual object, sculpture, skill, society, sport, statue, statuette, tlachtli, Ulama
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