ClassificationsArt of the Americas

Vessel with Man with Spotted Face

Place CreatedCosta Rica, North America

CultureGreater Nicoya

PeriodPeriod V - Period VI

Date800-1350 CE

MediumCeramic

Credit LineEx coll. William C. and Carol W. Thibadeau

Dimensions4 7/16 x 4 3/4 in. (11.3 x 12 cm)

Object number1991.004.310

Exhibition History'For I am the Black Jaguar': Shamanic Visionary Experience in Ancient American Art, Michael C. Carlos Museum, September 5, 2012 - January 5, 2013
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, February 9, 2013 - March 13, 2019
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, July 2, 2019 - Present
Published ReferencesRebecca R. Stone, "Empowered, Not Disabled: An Ancient Shaman Effigy Vessel at the Carlos Museum," Journal of Humanities in Rehabilitation (April 30, 2018): 1.

ProvenanceEx coll. William (1920-2002) and Carol (1921-2019) Thibadeau, Atlanta, Georgia, purchased from Laurence Witten, Monroe, Connecticut, March or May 1976.

Status

On view

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