Detail View: The AMICA Library: Ballgame Yoke
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AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1973.213
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AMICA Library Year:
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2000
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Object Type:
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Sculpture
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Creator Nationality:
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North American; Central American; Mexican
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Mexico, Classic Veracruz Style
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Title:
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Ballgame Yoke
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Title Type:
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Primary
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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c. 600-900
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Creation Start Date:
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600
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Creation End Date:
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900
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Materials and Techniques:
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serpentine with traces of cinnabar
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Style or Period:
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Mexico, Classic Veracruz Style
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Dimensions:
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Overall: 42.5cm x 39.4cm x 10.5cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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ID Number:
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1973.213
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Credit Line:
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Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
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Rights:
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Provenance:
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Paul Tishman, NY
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Context:
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Played in specially constructed rectangular courts, the Mesoamerican ballgame involved striking a large , solid rubber ball with the hips or other body parts, but not the hands. Players are depicted wearing yokelike protective gear around the waist, but stone yokes like this one appear too heavy for this purpose. They may instead have served as cult objects.This yoke is carved as a stylized bat---its face in the center, its body and legs along the sides. The bat is a symbol of both darkness and death, as are the serpents and skulls also carved on the yoke.
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.1973.213.tif
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