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Ballplayer wearing yoke and hacha
Ballplayer wearing yoke and hacha

Ballplayer wearing yoke and hacha

Date600-900
Culture of Origin Maya
Object number55.107
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Art of the Ancient Americas, July 10, 1999 - May 11, 2003.Published ReferencesRogers, Millard B. "Recent Acquisitions of the Seattle Art Museum." Archaeology, vol. 17, no. 4 (December 1964): pp. 262-269, reproduced on cover. Schele, Linda and Mary Ellen Miller. The Blood of Kings: Dynasty and Ritual in Maya Art, Fort Worth: Kimbell Art Museum, 1986; pp. 256, reproduced pl. 98. Miller, Mary. "Art of Oceania, Mesoamerica, and the Andes." In Selected Works, pp. 59-64. Seattle: Seattle Art Museum, 1991; p. 62, reproduced.
Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions8 x 3 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. (20.32 x 8.89 x 10.8 cm)
MediumEarthenware
Hacha in shape of bird's head
Mexican
Object number: 55.18
Jaguar yoke
Mexican
Object number: 50.118
Man and woman, seated pair:  man
Mexican
1200 BC - 1500 AD
Object number: 58.25.1
Man and woman, seated pair:  woman
Mexican
1200 B.C. - 1500 A.D.
Object number: 58.25.2
Figurine on scaffolding
Mexican
200-400
Object number: 58.23
Mexican
200-400
Object number: 64.20
Cylindrical vase
Mexican
Late Mayan
Object number: 58.19
Tomb headrest
Mexican
Object number: 58.22
Flute
Mexican
Object number: 59.54