. Ancient Mexico and Central America. Indian art; Indian art. Along with a number of similarly fine ceramic sculptures, this figurine was obtained near Ixtlan, Nayarit, in the late 19th century by Carl Lumholtz, one of the earliest investigators of West Mexican archaeology. As is characteristic of Nayarit-style ceramic sculpture, the figure is clothed, with considerable painted decoration on the body and face. Most diagnostic of the Nayarit style are the nose and ear ornaments, the latter consisting of a series of rings, or perhaps of tied cords, affixed through multiple perforations along the
. Ancient Mexico and Central America. Indian art; Indian art. Along with a number of similarly fine ceramic sculptures, this figurine was obtained near Ixtlan, Nayarit, in the late 19th century by Carl Lumholtz, one of the earliest investigators of West Mexican archaeology. As is characteristic of Nayarit-style ceramic sculpture, the figure is clothed, with considerable painted decoration on the body and face. Most diagnostic of the Nayarit style are the nose and ear ornaments, the latter consisting of a series of rings, or perhaps of tied cords, affixed through multiple perforations along the edge of the ear. This drummer is presented in the very realistic manner of some Nayarit figures; more common are those that are caricatures of human beings with emaciated bodies and oversize grotesque heads. Ceramic seated figure with turtle-shell drum. Ixtldii, Nayarit. Height 14'/2 Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original American Museum of Natural History; Boltin, Lee; Meyer, Alfred P. , 1935-. New York : American Museum of Natural History
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