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Item

Identifier (Dublin Core): TP.2022.J.17
title (VRA Ontology): Figurine of an Old Woman and Infant
Type (Dublin Core): figurines
name (VRA Ontology): Unknown
producer (VRA Ontology): modelers
has culture (VRA Ontology): Maya (culture or style)
date created (VRA Ontology): ca. 600–800 CE
has style period (VRA Ontology): Late Classic
location of (VRA Ontology): Isla Jaina; Yucatan; Campeche; México
has technique (VRA Ontology): molding (forming); sculpting
material (VRA Ontology): earthenware; Maya blue (pigment)
area (VRA Ontology): 4.4 x 2.9 x 3.1 in (11.3 x 7.4 x 8 cm)
description (VRA Ontology): "Elderly women in Mesoamerica frequently served as midwives and cared for young children. This woman’s expression is kind, and her gentle touch of the child is nurturing. The child exhibits the elongated head, produced by binding the soft skulls of infants, that was considered beautiful among the Maya. The figures may be portraits of specific individuals, generalized portrayals of social roles, or mythical figures. Chak Chel is the Maya goddess of various women's activities, including midwifery, childbirth, and weaving; the baby might be the young Maize God, who is consistently rendered as an idealized, beautiful human, or he may be a young prince."

—Princeton University Art Museum
Subject (Dublin Core): ceramic ware (visual works); Females; Older people; Infants; Nobility; Maya mythology
Rights (Dublin Core): Copyright Undetermined
Access Rights (Dublin Core): Gift of Gillett G. Griffin, Princeton University Art Museum.
Source (Dublin Core): https://artmuseum.princeton.edu/collections/objects/41759

Item sets: Mayan Figures

Media: TP-2022-J-17