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Jaina-style female effigy figure
Maya
Late Classic Period
A.D. 600–750
Object Place: Campeche, Mexico, Jaina Island area
Medium/Technique
Earthenware: post-fire blue and white pigments
Dimensions
13.5 x 7.6 x 9.5 cm (5 5/16 x 3 x 3 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Betty Bartlett McAndrew
Accession Number1986.502
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CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsFigurines
DescriptionA woman sits cross-legged and grinds maize with a mano (cylindrical grinding stone) and single-footed metate (flat grinding platform). Her step-cut hair and simple wrapped dress are typical of Jaina Island-style figurines. Her circular earflares and the mano (grinding stone) are painted with post-fire "Maya Blue" pigment. The back of the figurine has extensive amounts of fire-clouding.
ProvenanceWith Betty Bartlett McAndrew by 1986; to MFA, September 1986, bequest of Betty Bartlett McAndrew.