Model of a Tree-Climbing Ritual

nayaritmesoamericanPre-Columbianamericasceramicsearthenware

Date

100–800 CE

Medium

Earthenware and pigment

Dimensions

22.4 × 14.6 × 14.5 cm (8 7/8 × 5 3/4 × 5 3/4 in.)

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Location

Chicago, IL

Credit

Gift of Ethel and Julian Goldsmith

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