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Ritual, Ceremonies, and Celebrations
Effigy Incense Burners
Pair of bi-conical effigy incense burners. Central Mexican Highlands. Mixtec. AD 1200–1500. Polychromed buff ceramic. Jay I. Kislak Collection, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (010.00.00)
Ballplayer Relief Panel
Ballplayer relief panel. Guatemalan Lowlands. La Carona (Site “Q”). Maya, AD 550–950. Limestone. Jay I. Kislak Collection, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (011.00.00)
Miniature Flask with Ball Player Panel
Miniature flask with ball player panel. Guatemalan Lowlands. Maya, AD 600–900. Mold made cream slipped ceramics with red cinnabar. Jay I. Kislak Collection, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (012.00.01)
Ballgame Ceremonial Stone Hip Belt
Ballgame ceremonial stone hip belt. Puerto Rico. Taíno, AD 700–1500. Hard gray stone. Jay I. Kislak Collection, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (014.00.00)
Calling People to Gather
Stucco painted conch shell. Maya, AD 700–900. Jay I. Kislak Collection, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (015.00.00)
Monumental Jaguar Sculpture
Monumental jaguar sculpture. Mexico. Southern Veracruz. Maya, AD 600–900. Painted buff ceramic. Jay I. Kislak Collection, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (019.00.00)
Cache Vessel with Applied God Heads
Two-part cache vessel with applied god heads. Guatemalan Lowlands. Maya, AD 200–600. Painted ceramic. Jay I. Kislak Collection, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (018.00.00)
"Eccentric" Flints
“Eccentric” flints. Guatemalan Lowlands. Maya, AD 600–900. Chipped gray flint. Jay I. Kislak Collection, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (017.00.01 - 05)
Study of Maya Ruins
Alfred Percival Maudslay (1850–1931). Biologia Centrali-Americana or Contributions to the Knowledge of the Fauna and Flora of Mexico and Central America. Annie Hunter, illustrator. London: R.H. Porter and Dulau, 1889–1902. Jay I. Kislak Collection, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (017.01.00)
“Creation”
Diego Rivera (1886–1957). “Creation.” Illustration for the Popul Vuh, ca. 1931. Watercolor and gouache on paper. Jay I. Kislak Collection, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (020.00.00)
©Banco de México Diego Rivera & Frida Kahlo Museums Trust
Survey of New Spain
Antonio de Mendoza (1492–1552). “Relacion de las ceremonias . . . de los Indios de la provencia de Mechoacán (Account of the ceremonies . . . of the Indians of the province of Michoacan).” Manuscript, eighteenth century. Jay I. Kislak Collection, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (035.00.03)
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