{"id":3217,"date":"2013-01-10T12:01:24","date_gmt":"2013-01-10T17:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/?page_id=3217"},"modified":"2025-06-26T15:48:44","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T19:48:44","slug":"images-for-eternity","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/images-for-eternity\/","title":{"rendered":"Images for Eternity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Introduction: Context Lost<\/h1>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id3217_b55b7e-e7 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id3217_b55b7e-e7 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id3217_b55b7e-e7 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, calc(70% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 1 )\/2)))minmax(0, calc(30% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 1 )\/2)));}.kb-row-layout-id3217_b55b7e-e7 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id3217_b55b7e-e7 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id3217_b55b7e-e7 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id3217_b55b7e-e7 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-right-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column3217_b47f40-19 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column3217_b47f40-19 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column3217_b47f40-19 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column3217_b47f40-19 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column3217_b47f40-19 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column3217_b47f40-19 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column3217_b47f40-19{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column3217_b47f40-19 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column3217_b47f40-19 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column3217_b47f40-19\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p>Ancient ceramic shaft-tomb figures from the&nbsp;West Mexican&nbsp;states of Nayarit, Jalisco, Colima, and Michoac\u00e1n are presented here. Their use as decor, props, investments, or art objects belies their antiquity and importance for understanding the lifeways of peoples long gone. These highly visible artifacts have lost their original context. Context is the environment determining an object\u2019s meaning for the people who made and used it. Recently, archaeologists and art historians have been making progress in understanding the cultures of ancient West Mexico, putting tomb figures back into context.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column3217_01b96c-a5 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column3217_01b96c-a5 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column3217_01b96c-a5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column3217_01b96c-a5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column3217_01b96c-a5 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column3217_01b96c-a5 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column3217_01b96c-a5{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column3217_01b96c-a5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column3217_01b96c-a5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column3217_01b96c-a5\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"276\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2013\/01\/map1.jpg\" alt=\"map of west mexico\" class=\"wp-image-3343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2013\/01\/map1.jpg 276w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2013\/01\/map1-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2013\/01\/map1-105x138.jpg 105w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,276px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id3217_be57d5-0d > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id3217_be57d5-0d > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id3217_be57d5-0d > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, calc(70% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 1 )\/2)))minmax(0, calc(30% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 1 )\/2)));}.kb-row-layout-id3217_be57d5-0d > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id3217_be57d5-0d > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id3217_be57d5-0d > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id3217_be57d5-0d alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-right-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column3217_13d47d-af > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column3217_13d47d-af > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column3217_13d47d-af > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column3217_13d47d-af > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column3217_13d47d-af > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:row;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center;}.kadence-column3217_13d47d-af > .kt-inside-inner-col > *, .kadence-column3217_13d47d-af > .kt-inside-inner-col > figure.wp-block-image, .kadence-column3217_13d47d-af > .kt-inside-inner-col > figure.wp-block-kadence-image{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.kadence-column3217_13d47d-af > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image-is-ratio-size{flex-grow:1;}.kadence-column3217_13d47d-af > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column3217_13d47d-af{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column3217_13d47d-af > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:row;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center;}}@media all and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column3217_13d47d-af > .kt-inside-inner-col > *, .kadence-column3217_13d47d-af > .kt-inside-inner-col > figure.wp-block-image, .kadence-column3217_13d47d-af > .kt-inside-inner-col > figure.wp-block-kadence-image{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.kadence-column3217_13d47d-af > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image-is-ratio-size{flex-grow:1;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column3217_13d47d-af > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:row;flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:flex-start;}.kadence-column3217_13d47d-af > .kt-inside-inner-col > *, .kadence-column3217_13d47d-af > .kt-inside-inner-col > figure.wp-block-image, .kadence-column3217_13d47d-af > .kt-inside-inner-col > figure.wp-block-kadence-image{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.kadence-column3217_13d47d-af > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image-is-ratio-size{flex-grow:1;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column3217_13d47d-af kb-section-dir-horizontal\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p>Objects in this exhibition are from the William P. Palmer III Collection. University of Maine alumnus William Palmer began collecting West Mexican tomb figures around 1965 when the cultures of ancient West Mexico were little known. Certificates of authenticity accompanying the purchases contained incorrect information about cultures of origin and periods, but reliable information about groupings of artifacts, sites of origin, and years of discovery. Palmer\u2019s collection came to The University of Maine when he died in 1982.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column3217_71806f-8d > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column3217_71806f-8d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column3217_71806f-8d > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column3217_71806f-8d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column3217_71806f-8d > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column3217_71806f-8d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column3217_71806f-8d{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column3217_71806f-8d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column3217_71806f-8d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column3217_71806f-8d\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1002\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/palmerhouse-1002x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Image of a wall of built-in shelves behind furniture. The bottom shelves hold books, the upper shelves hold a variety of ceramic objects.\" class=\"wp-image-22405\" title=\"palmersm\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/palmerhouse-1002x1024.jpg 1002w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/palmerhouse-294x300.jpg 294w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/palmerhouse-768x785.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/palmerhouse-1503x1536.jpg 1503w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/palmerhouse-105x107.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/palmerhouse-317x324.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/palmerhouse-423x432.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/palmerhouse-634x648.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/palmerhouse-846x865.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/palmerhouse-951x972.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/palmerhouse-1268x1296.jpg 1268w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/palmerhouse-32x32.jpg 32w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/palmerhouse.jpg 1903w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1002px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Objects on exhibit in the home of William P Palmer, III.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kt-sc3217_c025f0-2c .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc3217_c025f0-2c .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}.kt-sc3217_c025f0-2c .kt-split-content-img{max-height:450px;}.kt-sc3217_c025f0-2c .kt-sc-textcol{padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-sc3217_c025f0-2c .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc3217_c025f0-2c .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"aligncenter kt-sc3217_c025f0-2c wp-block-kadence-splitcontent\"><div class=\"kt-split-content-wrap kt-sc-media-side-left\" style=\"grid-template-columns:50% auto\"><div class=\"kt-sc-imgcol kt-sc-imgcol-bg-contain kt-sc-img-side-left\"><figure class=\"kt-split-content-media-image wp-image-container-9707\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2013\/03\/hm3817-e1747337636761.jpg\" alt=\"Ceramic object depicting a group of figures on a platform.\" width=\"498\" height=\"480\" class=\"kt-split-content-img wp-image-9707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2013\/03\/hm3817-e1747337636761.jpg 498w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2013\/03\/hm3817-e1747337636761-300x289.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2013\/03\/hm3817-e1747337636761-105x101.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2013\/03\/hm3817-e1747337636761-317x306.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2013\/03\/hm3817-e1747337636761-423x408.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2013\/03\/hm3817-e1747337636761-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,498px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"kt-sc-textcol kt-sc-text-valign-center kt-sc-text-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-sc-innter-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has--font-size\"><strong>Jalisco Ceramic Platform Group<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>200 BC &#8211; AD 300<br>Ameca-Etzatl\u00e1n style<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This ceremonial bloodletting scene shared a shelf with objects from other areas of Mesoamerica in William Palmer\u2019s house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>William P Palmer, III Collection<br><a href=\"https:\/\/hudsonmuseum.catalogaccess.com\/objects\/3749\">HM3817<\/a><br><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Twentieth-century Mexican artists Frida Kahlo and her husband, Diego Rivera, collected and were strongly influenced by ancient West Mexican ceramics. In their attempts to portray the indigenous past of their nation in paintings and murals they included portraits of prehistoric men and women based on shaft-tomb figures. Art historian Barbara Braun suggests that, both directly and through the influence of other artists trained in Mexico, the stylized and dynamic forms of West Mexican ceramic <a href=\"http:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/exhibits\/online\/images-for-eternity\/context-lost\/animal-figure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">animal figures<\/a> inspired the work of artists at Walt Disney Studios starting in the 1930s!<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kt-sc3217_6455b7-f2 .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc3217_6455b7-f2 .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}.kt-sc3217_6455b7-f2 .kt-sc-textcol{padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-sc3217_6455b7-f2 .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc3217_6455b7-f2 .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"aligncenter kt-sc3217_6455b7-f2 wp-block-kadence-splitcontent\"><div class=\"kt-split-content-wrap kt-sc-media-side-left\" style=\"grid-template-columns:50% auto\"><div class=\"kt-sc-imgcol kt-sc-imgcol-bg-auto kt-sc-img-side-left\"><figure class=\"kt-split-content-media-image wp-image-container-23897\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm568-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Ceramic figure of a dog with polished red finish.\" width=\"638\" height=\"850\" class=\"kt-split-content-img wp-image-23897\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm568-1.jpeg 638w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm568-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm568-1-105x140.jpeg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm568-1-317x422.jpeg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm568-1-423x564.jpeg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm568-1-634x845.jpeg 634w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,638px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"kt-sc-textcol kt-sc-text-valign-center kt-sc-text-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-sc-innter-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has--font-size\"><strong>Colima Ceramic Dog<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>200 BC &#8211; AD 500<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>William P Palmer, III Collection<br><a href=\"https:\/\/hudsonmuseum.catalogaccess.com\/objects\/5870\">HM568<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Shaft-tomb figures from West Mexico and objects produced by indigenous artists in Africa, New Guinea, and other underdeveloped areas, sometimes described as \u201cprimitive art,\u201d have influenced popular culture by appearing in the background or as props to lend atmosphere to television shows, movies, and advertisements. Apparently attracted by the appearance of a figure from Nayarit, Alfred Hitchcock gave it an important role in his classic film, <em>North by Northwest<\/em>. An advertising campaign in magazines during the early 1990s for Kahl\u00faa liqueur, which is produced in Mexico, used tomb figures in the background.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kt-sc3217_bd675d-f1 .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc3217_bd675d-f1 .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}.kt-sc3217_bd675d-f1 .kt-sc-textcol{padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-sc3217_bd675d-f1 .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc3217_bd675d-f1 .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"aligncenter kt-sc3217_bd675d-f1 wp-block-kadence-splitcontent\"><div class=\"kt-split-content-wrap kt-sc-media-side-left\" style=\"grid-template-columns:50% auto\"><div class=\"kt-sc-imgcol kt-sc-imgcol-bg-auto kt-sc-img-side-left\"><figure class=\"kt-split-content-media-image wp-image-container-7583\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2013\/03\/hm4065.jpeg\" alt=\"Ceramic figure in kneeling posture.\" width=\"360\" height=\"480\" class=\"kt-split-content-img wp-image-7583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2013\/03\/hm4065.jpeg 360w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2013\/03\/hm4065-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2013\/03\/hm4065-105x140.jpeg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2013\/03\/hm4065-317x423.jpeg 317w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,360px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"kt-sc-textcol kt-sc-text-valign-center kt-sc-text-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-sc-innter-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has--font-size\"><strong>Nayarit Ceramic Figure<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>200 BC &#8211; AD 300<br>Chinesco C Style<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hudsonmuseum.catalogaccess.com\/objects\/4025\"><\/a>William P Palmer, III Collection<br><a href=\"https:\/\/hudsonmuseum.catalogaccess.com\/objects\/4025\">HM4065<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction: Context Lost Ancient ceramic shaft-tomb figures from the&nbsp;West Mexican&nbsp;states of Nayarit, Jalisco, Colima, and Michoac\u00e1n are presented here. Their use as decor, props, investments, or art objects belies their antiquity and importance for understanding the lifeways of peoples long gone. These highly visible artifacts have lost their original context. 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