id:			127147
accession number:	1949.469
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1949.469
updated:		2025-02-09 01:28:44.114000

Ceremonial Mace (Club) Head: Feline (Jaguar?), c. 300 BCE–600 CE. Costa Rica, Southern Nicoya region. Stone; overall: 8.8 x 7.7 x 10.6 cm (3 7/16 x 3 1/16 x 4 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, In memory of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Humphreys, gift of their daughter Helen 1949.469

title:				Ceremonial Mace (Club) Head: Feline (Jaguar?)
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creation date:			c. 300 BCE–600 CE
creation date earliest:		-300
creation date latest:		600
current location:		233 Mesoamerican and Intermediate Region
creditline:			In memory of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Humphreys, gift of their daughter Helen
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culture:	Costa Rica, Southern Nicoya region
technique:	stone
department:	Art of the Americas
collection:	AA - Intermediate Region
type:		Stone
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measurements: Overall: 8.8 x 7.7 x 10.6 cm (3 7/16 x 3 1/16 x 4 3/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		35th Anniversary Exhibition
	opening date:   1951-06-20T04:00:00
	<i>35th Anniversary Exhibition</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 20-September 30, 1951).

	title:		Treasures of Peruvian Gold
	opening date:   1966-02-23T05:00:00
	<i>Treasures of Peruvian Gold</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (February 23-April 3, 1966).

	title:		Object Lessons: Cleveland Creates an Art Museum
	opening date:   1991-06-07T04:00:00
	<i>Object Lessons: Cleveland Creates an Art Museum</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 7-September 8, 1991).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art; February 23-April 3, 1966.  "Treasures of Peruvian Gold."', 'opening_date': '1966-02-23T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art; June 7- September 8, 1991. "Object Lessons: Cleveland Creates an Art Museum."', 'opening_date': '1991-06-07T00:00:00'}

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Milliken, William. "Pre-Columbian Accessions." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art </em>37, no. 1 (January 1950): 10-11, 14-16.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 10; Mentioned: p. 15
	url:		https://www.jstor.org/stable/25141601

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 294
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n318

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 294
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n318

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 398
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1991.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 10
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1991/page/n25

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