Gregg Swem Collection of Mayan Artifacts

Collection

Identifier: MSS-4255

No requestable containers

Content Description

The collection contains ten artifacts: (1) a classic period Mayan effigy of bird; (2) a bowl 7" diameter with some peeling exterior, chip at rim; (3-7) five Huastec and Nayarit head fragments ca. 400-800 AD; (8) a classic Maya Guatemala figure (head, left shoulder and chest), ca. 600-900 AD, 5.5 in; (9) a classic period Mayan bowl and stand 2.5" high; (10) an effigy bowl with animal face at rim (lacks part of face) with polychrome, 3.5" high.

Dates

Creation: 250-900 AD

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Due to the nature of certain archival formats, including digital and audio-visual materials, access to certain materials may require additional advance notice.

Conditions Governing Use

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Biographical / Historical

Pre-Columbian art and artifacts refers to the visual arts of the indigenous peoples of the Caribbean, North, Central, and South Americas, until the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries, and the time period marked by Christopher Columbus' arrival in the Americas. The cultures of these indigenous people prior to and even after European exploration and explotation of the Americas, produced a wide variety of visual arts, including painting on textiles, hides, rock and cave surfaces, ceramics, wood panels and many other surfaces. These ancient artisans used a wide variety of materials in the creation of objects that were not just for decoration, but that also could have a cultural or spiritual meaning.

Extent

2 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

A collection of Pre-Columbia artifacts

General

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