Warrior Figurine with Removable Headdress

Mexico, Yucatàn, Jaina Island region, Campeche, Maya style (250-900) Medium: earthenware with pigment Measurements: Overall: 26.1cm Date: 600-900

James Albert and Mary Gardiner Ford Memorial Fund 1963.93 Location: Gallery 107

This Mayan warrior, his headdress removable, once probably held weapons and wears either quilted cotton armor or the feathered uniform of a military order. We don't know why such figures are often pot-bellied.

The major offerings placed in the Maya graves of Jaina Island were ceramic figurines, some of Mesoamerica's finest, that depict deities and humans in a variety of roles.