Yucatán and Petén lowlands (Mexico) Island of Jaina (Maya) Whistle in the Form of a Dignitary A.D. 600-900 Ceramic and pigment 7-1/2 inches high, 3-1/4 inches wide, 2 inches deep The John R. Van Derlip Fund 47.2.5

Resources on the World Wide Web

http://www.differentworld.com/mexico/common/pages/history.htm

Art history, High school reading level, this page contains a timeline of Mexican Culture with a comparison to that of Rome, includes links throughout, from a Mexican Tourist Bureau

http://pacific.st.usm.edu/~tgparker/maya.html

Art History and archaeology, high school reading level,"The Ancient Mayan Civilization" with index links to articles about daily life, art, etc. this is the main index page, low images, no direct information on ceramics

http://indy4.fdl.cc.mn.us/~isk/maya/maya.html

Archaeology and cultural anthropology, High School Reading level,"The Maya Pages-Past and Present", organized by topic, no information directly related to our object

Resources in Print

Berjonneau, Gérald and Jean-Louis Sonnery. Precolumbian Art: Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras. Boulogne, France: Editions Arts, 1985.

Eckholm, Gordon F. and Luis Aveleyra Arroyo de Anda. "Clay Sculpture from Jaina." Natural History 74, no. 4 (1966): 311-317.

Smith, Bradley. Mexico: A History in Art. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday & Company, 1968.

 

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