Standing figure of a Maya woman

ca. 600-900

Jaina Island, located in the Yucatán Peninsula, on the Gulf coast, was a ceremonial center and burial site. Small, painted clay figurines were brought here as burial gifts. Often elaborately modeled, the Jaina figures provide important visual information about Maya ceremony, such as dance postures, ritual costume and regalia.

Ceramic

7 1/4 x 3 1/2 x 2 in. (18.42 x 8.89 x 5.08 cm)

Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection

48.160

Not currently on view

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Art of the Ancient Americas, July 10, 1999 - May 11, 2003

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Feasting with the Gods: Art and Ceremony in Ancient Mesoamerica and the Central Andes, December 11, 2003 - July 19, 2004

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