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World Cultures (Ea8220b)
Watercolour copy of the stucco facade of the temple on the pyramid at Acanceh. Full scale. Corner motifs: large bird at each corner, facing outwards. Breast feathers made with limestone flakes set in stucco, the rest of the bird in painted stucco. May be eagles, or mythical birds. This piece fits on to the right of Ea8220a and shows the elaborate wing of a bird. Painted in blue, green, red, brown and yellow. Underneath is a further area of red and to the left of the red is part of the claw which continues on from a. Transparent and opaque watercolour and graphite on thin, cream, machine-made wove paper
World Cultures (Ea8482)
Watercolour quarter-scale copy of a wall painting from the south wall of the Upper Temple of the Jaguars, Chichen Itza, Mexico.
World Cultures (Ea8484)
Watercolour, quarter-scale copy of a wall painting from the centre of the east wall, inner chamber, Upper Temple of the Jaguars, Great Ball Court, Chichen Itza, Mexico.
World Cultures (E4842)
Ceremonial adze rounded off handle with carved criss-cross decoration and "cranellatted" base. head is triangular and bound with interwoven strands of fibre.
World Cultures (E4882)
Short staff and leaf-shaped blade, carved out of a single piece of dark wood.
World Cultures (E4840)
War club. Long spade-shaped blade (pack of cards type spade). Covered in cross hatch carving.
World Cultures (E4839)
War club. Spade-shaped blade (pack of cards type spade). Very heavy, paddlelike, carved both sides with crescent moons and suns.
World Cultures (Ea10635)
Red clay, black printed decoration with incised decoration (cross-hatching) on the base, inside.
World Cultures (Ea8298)
Watercolour of a stone statue from Papantla, Mexico by Adela Breton, 1894. A note says that the statue was about 3ft. high. The painting shows a figure with an elaborate feather headdress, necklace, waist band and shoes. The figure holds a staff with his right hand and a square object with his left hand. He stands on a line of scroll work.
World Cultures (Ea8299), [figures, Veracruz]
Watercolour of three ?clay figures from Vera Cruz. Left: figure wearing elaborately decorated tunic, with long hair, headdress, earspools, necklace. One hand on hip, the other arm raised but broken off Note: Tantoyuca [Taxtoyuca]. ** Centre: similar smaller figure in tunic with the top elaborately decorated, bottom plain, with long hair, headdress, earspools, necklace. One hand on hip, the other raised. Note: Tantoyuca Right: Head of a broken figure, red clay, wearing elaborate headdress and earstuds. Note: S.Andres Tuxtla Note bottom right: In pencil then writtn in ink, 'At Escuela Normal. Jalapa.'
World Cultures (Ea8486)
watercolour, quarter scale copy of a wall painting from the north wall, inner chamber, Upper Temple of the Jaguars, Great Ball Court, Chichen Itza, Mexico. Watercolour painting with red ink lines. Maudslay's Temple A
World Cultures (Ea8357), Cempoalla
Watercolour of stone steps probably 'Temple de las Critas', Cempoala (Zempoala), Vera Cruz. In impressionistic style, showing part of a pyramid or platform base in three terraces, with a wide central stairway, the two flights of steps with trees and scrub growing on and around them,
World Cultures (Ea8277), Mitla
Watercolour of ruined buildings at Mitla, Oaxaca. View through a doorway in the Palace of the Columns, the doorway built in rubble with large jamb and lintel stones, the jamb with traces of red paint, with two decorated columns visible through the door across the courtyard, both buried in rubble.
World Cultures (Ea8278), Fortress, Mitla
Watercolour of the remains of the fortress walls on top of a hill at Mitla, Oaxaca, painted from the bottom of the hill with a rocky outcrop in the foreground and cacti and scrub on the slopes.
World Cultures (Ea8295), [stone figures]
Watercolour of stone statues from Papantla, Mexico. The image depicts four statues. Left: a woman with hair and two protruding ears with ear studs, holding arms in front of stomach, lower part rough with no features. Bottonm left: woman's head and chest, hair or haddress with no detail, Centre: head, features damaged, wearing an elaborate headdress with conical centrepiece. Right: female figure with rayed headdress and elongated ears with earstuds. Arms held under breasts. From watercolour, appears to be squatting with knees drawn uop to elbows. Note beneath 3 1/2 ft
World Cultures (Ea8186)
Painting of the upper register of the stucco frieze at Acanceh, Mexico. Upper band: blue band incised with volutes, which represents water or perhaps clouds (von Winning), plus suspended from it a variant on the eye and waterdrop motif from Teotihuacan, making the water precious and sacred, a gift of the gods (V Miller). Thin cream machine made wove paper, with transparent and opaque watercolour and graphite
World Cultures (Ea8269e)
Pen drawing of feather design and temple on an envelope to Miss Adela Breton, 15 Camden Cresecent, Bath. 1d Ed.VII.
World Cultures (E4841)
Round shaft carved all over. Tightly bound head with carved stone blade.
World Cultures (E4875)
Club. Root - headed. Binding decoration (called kena-i-lawa) & (basket) weaving.
World Cultures (Ea8184a)
Copy of a wall painting from small chamber, Acanceh, Mexico. Pencil lines, watercolour. In three parts. a) There is a row of glyphs at the top of the mural and two fragments of glyphs on the west and east side of this portion of the mural. There is a pink border to the mural approx. 7cm. wide across the north side and down the west side. In the south is a narrow red line 2 cm. approx. wide. There is a central figure facing east (the head is missing) one arm is raised and the other pointing forward, both hands are missing. The legs are missing below the knee but the lines of the whole legs are pencilled in. The figure is in four shades of brown and does not appear to be wearing any garments. Fragments of brown, blue and yellow can be seen to the west of this figure and may represent more people. There is also a small circle of yellow with three blue shafts pointing north and one pink shaft pointing south. Text above the figures is a Long Count date b) This portion joins to the right of section a) There are three fragments of glyphs to the north, one to the west and two more towards the centre of this section, together with fragments of buff and pink paint. To the east of this is a figure, large parts of whom are missing. His face is looking upwards and he wears an elaborate feather head dress, his collar is wide and decorated. Most of the lower part of the body is missing and only one foot shows. The wide pink border continues in north and red in S. c) This section joins to the right of b) It shows patches of green, pink, blue and brown, some glyphs, one complete brown leg and a feather headdress. The pink border continues in N. The red line is now two ones with yellow paint between. Transparent and opaque watercolour and graphite on tracing cloth
World Cultures (Ea8559), Totokia
'Pineapple head' club, also known as a "Totokia" or battle hammer. Incised decoration. Clubs of this type were used to drive a hole into an enemy's skull. Used by the warrior class set up to protect the chief and their lands from widespread warfare.
World Cultures (Ea8481)
Watercolour quarter-scale copy of wall painting from south end of west wall, Upper Temple of the Jaguars, Chichen Itza, Mexico.
World Cultures (E5092)
No clapper, probably Aztec and with incised decoration lines around the top
World Cultures (E4846)
Carved paddle with circular handle. The head rounded on one side and flat on the other. Slightly damaged at one edge.
World Cultures (E4866)
surface of shaft and bladecompletely covered with fine incised carvings for decoration
World Cultures (E4838)
Shaft is made of wood, square section with lines and fretwork decoration. Adze is set at right angles and bound to a piece of wood which is set into the shaft. Fibre binds the adze to it.
World Cultures (Ea8187b)
Tracing in red ink of the stucco facade of the temple on the pyramid at Acanceh. Full scale. Figures 1-4. Two rows of figures within a stepped frame. 1 Jaguar I / Earth, underworld association (von Winning); Frog or toad linked to rain (V Miller) 2 Bird II / Blood and water sign (von Winning); Bird, linked to rain clouds (V Miller) 3 Squirrel I (von Winning); Squirrel, linked to water (V Miller) 4 Bird III / Eagle? / Offertory incense on wings (von Winning); Bird (V Miller) Red ink on thin, cream machine-made wov paper This tracing is very fragile, see photographs Ea11102 of the same relief instead where possible. Joins Ea8187a
World Cultures (Ea8187a)
Tracing of a painted relief. From painted stucco reliefs from the facade of a mound or pyramid at Acanceh, Mexico.Tracing in red ink. Figures 8-17 There are three rows of figures on this relief. Each row interlocks with the one above. Top row- Four bowls with balls of copal (von Winning) or grass ball for blood sacrifice (V. Miller) Second row - Four large figures approximately 670mm-790mm high. Third row - Five 400mm to 500mm figures. 8 Bat demon I / bringer of rain (von Winning); Leaf-nosed bat, associated with the Maya Underworld, human sacrifice and decapitation, with a scroll probably of blood issuing from mouth – possibly a human impersonator in bat costume (V Miller) 9 God N / God of the Underworld with cigar and speech scroll (von Winning); Howler monkey, with speech scroll issuing from mouth (V Miller) 10 Bat demon II / sacrifice (von Winning); Bird, wearing waterband necklace, knots may refer to blood sacrifice (V Miller) 11 serpent I Chichan rain snake with blood offering (von Winning); Rattlesnake with eccentric flint knife and human heart motif representing a blood offering (V Miller) 12 Young Maize god / God E as dancer (von Winning); Human figure, involved in blood sacrifice, holding incense bag and wearing a back ornament. He may hold a maize cob in his mouth (V Miller) 13 Squirrel II (von Winning); Rodent (V Miller) 14 Bird IV King Vulture / Blood sacrifice / bringer of rain (von Winning); Maya waterbird, with waterband necklace and speech scroll, possibly linked to the Maya Underworld (V Miller) 15 Jaguar II as decapitator / Human sacrifice (von Winning); Puma, with severed human head at its feet referencing blood sacrifice and death (V Miller) This tracing is very fragile, whenever possible see photograph Ea11102 of the same relief instead. Red ink on oil-impregnated tracing paper
World Cultures (Ea8184c)
Copy of a wall painting from small chamber Acanceh, Mexico. Pencil lines and watercolour. In three parts. a) There is a row of glyphs at the top of the mural and two fragments of glyphs on the west and east side of this portion of the mural. There is a pink border to the mural approx. 7cm. wide across the top edge and down the left side. The ground is marked by a narrow red line 2 cm. approx. wide. There is a central figure facing east (the head is missing) one arm is raised and the other pointing forward, both hands are missing. The legs are missing below the knee but the lines of the whole legs are pencilled in. The figure is in four shades of brown and does not appear to be wearing any garments. Fragments of brown, blue and yellow can be seen to the west of this figure and may represent more people. There is also a small circle of yellow with three blue shafts pointing north and one pink shaft pointing south. b) This portion joins to the right of section a) There are three fragments of glyphs to the north, one to the west and two more towards the centre of this section, together with fragments of buff and pink paint. To the east of this is a figure, large parts of whom are missing. His face is looking upwards and he wears an elaborate feather head dress, his collar is wide and decorated. Most of the lower part of the body is missing and only one foot shows. The wide pink border continues along the top edge, with a red ground line below. c) This section joins to the right of b) It shows patches of green, pink, blue and brown, some glyphs, one complete brown leg and a blue feather headdress. The red and pink border continues along the top edge. The ground line is a yellow line with red borders top and bottom. Transparent and opaque watercolour and graphite on tracing cloth
World Cultures (Ea8184b)
Copy of a wall painting from the small chamber Acanceh, Mexico. Pencil lines, watercolour. In three parts. a) There is a row of glyphs at the top of the mural and two fragments of glyphs on the west and east side of this portion of the mural. There is a pink border to the mural approx. 7cm. wide across the north side and down the west side. In the south is a narrow red line 2 cm. approx. wide. There is a central figure facing east (the head is missing) one arm is raised and the other pointing forward, both hands are missing. The legs are missing below the knee but the lines of the whole legs are pencilled in. The figure is in four shades of brown and does not appear to be wearing any garments. Fragments of brown, blue and yellow can be seen to the west of this figure and may represent more people. There is also a small circle of yellow with three blue shafts pointing north and one pink shaft pointing south. b) This portion joins to the right of section a) There are three fragments of glyphs to the north, one to the west and two more towards the centre of this section, together with fragments of buff and pink paint. To the east of this is a figure, large parts of whom are missing. His face is looking upwards and he wears an elaborate feather head dress, his collar is wide and decorated. Most of the lower part of the body is missing and only one foot shows. The wide pink border continues in north and red in S. c) This section joins to the right of b) It shows patches of green, pink, blue and brown, some glyphs, one complete brown leg and a feather headdress. The pink border continues in N. The red line is now two ones with yellow paint between. Transparent and opaque watercolour and graphite on tracing cloth
World Cultures (Ea8220a)
Watercolour copy of the stucco facade of the temple on the pyramid at Acanceh. Full scale. Corner motifs: large bird at each corner, facing outwards. Breast feathers made with limestone flakes set in stucco, the rest of the bird in painted stucco. May be eagles, or mythical birds. Part of the bird on the corner of the frieze: it shows a large oval shape (breast) in brown where the painting is not filled in. Underneath the oval is a small painted pattern in blue and redsimilar to a crown. To the right of this is brown feathers against a red background, and under this is the leg and the claw of the bird. Transparent and opaque watercolour and graphite on thin, cream, machine-made wove paper
World Cultures (Ea9491)
Sketchbook containing watercolours and drawings of views and figures by Adela Breton, including notes. 1894.
World Cultures (Ea11106a)
Pencil sketch of the site at Acanceh, Mexico with details and notes.
World Cultures (Ea8189(I)b), Caryatid I
Watercolour of caryatid I, outer chamber, Upper Temple of the Jaguars (Temple A), Chichen Itza, Mexico. Side view of stone figure with painted detail, arms upraised to hold up tabletop: dressed as a noble/warrior, with jade headdress, ear spools, necklace, armlets and nose stud. Pink loincloth tied around waist with knot, pink leg and ankle bands and white strap sandals. [Feather cloak]. See Ea8189(I)a for front view See note on index card 11072.
World Cultures (Ea8489)
Drawing of carving on the Inner Door Lintel, Upper Temple of the Jaguars, Great Ball Court, Chichen Itza, Mexico. Maudslay's Temple A
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