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Collections

Jaguar Warrior Yoke600–900 CE

On view:
Geffen Galleries
Carved gray-green stone object in a U-shape, densely covered in low-relief scrollwork and symmetrical mask faces, with key-fret patterns on the flat tops of each arm

Unknown, Yoke, 600–900 CE, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Constance McCormick Fearing, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Jaguar Warrior Yoke
Culture
Classic Veracruz
Place Made
Mexico, Central Veracruz
Date Made
600–900 CE
Medium
Andesite
Dimensions
4 x 14 1/2 x 17 1/4 in. (10.16 x 36.83 x 43.82 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Constance McCormick Fearing
Accession Number
M.81.253.1
Classification
Stone
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected Bibliography
  • Whittington, E. Michael, ed. The Sport of Life and Death: The Mesoamerican Ballgame. New York: Thames and Hudson, 2001.