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Acrobatic performer
Colima
Late Formative Period, Comala Phase
150 B.C.–350 A.D.
Object Place: Colima, Mexico
Medium/Technique
Earthenware with painted decoration
Dimensions
Overall: 36.8 x 18.4 x 12.4 cm (14 1/2 x 7 1/4 x 4 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Timothy Phillips in honor of Dennis Carr
Accession Number2019.1990
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
DescriptionStanding male figure with hands raised to his head and preparing to balance a ball on his pursed lips or nose. The small horns atop his head, which are secured by thin bands wrapped around his torso, suggest the portrayal of a shaman.
ProvenanceBetween the 1940s and 1960s, acquired in Mexico by a private collector (d. 1969), Houston, TX; by descent to his granddaughter, Tucson, AZ; 2003, sold by his granddaughter to Anthropos Gallery, Los Angeles; 2014, sold by Anthropos to Timothy Phillips, Boston; 2019, gift of Timothy Phillips to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 11, 2019)