Sujet
Ballgame Hip Protector (Yoke), 600-900. Creator: Unknown.
Légende
Ballgame Hip Protector (Yoke), 600-900. U-shaped ballgame sculptures imitate the shape of belt-like protectors, perhaps made of wood and padding, worn to shield ballplayers from injury when they returned the solid rubber ball from their hips. This fine example embodies a major theme of the ballgame: the connection between fertility and death. It is made of greenstone, a precious material that through its colour symbolizes the lush burgeoning of nature after the rainy season. The imagery, however, is menacing: a monstrous head snarls from the curve, and human skulls appear on the sides.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19F70_320
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
64,6Mo (5,0Mo) / 52,5cm x 30,8cm / 6202 x 3641 (300dpi)