Ceremonial Ballgame Yoke, A.D. 700/800. Creator: Unknown.

Ceremonial Ballgame Yoke, A.D. 700/800. Creator: Unknown.

2-868-632 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Ceremonial Ballgame Yoke, A.D. 700/800. During ballgames in Mesoamerica, a padded yoke was worn by players to protect the torso. Carved stone yokes were intended as ceremonial emblems or trophies and were not used in play. Totonac, El Tajín and vicinity, Veracruz, Mexico.


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Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :

Medium
  1. Serpentine

Picture Type
  1. Arts of the americas
  2. Object

Category Hierarchy

Lifestyle & Leisure Sport & Pastimes

History & Politics Artefacts


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3000x2000
File Size : 17,579kb


Aliases

  1. 2004.41
  1. 182375
  1. 1000021277
  1. 2-868-632
  1. 2004.41
  1. 2868632

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