Ceramic figure of a ball player from the Nopiloa culture in Veracruz, Mexico. The ball player is seen wearing a ball game yoke around his waist to protect the body from solid rubber ball used to play the game. The ball player's headdress has a motif like the Mayan mat, a symbol of rulership. The body's figure is a whistle used in ritual ceremony. Knotted ties around the neck and hand of the ball player, connotating captured prisoners in Mayan culture. | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Bildgröße: | 2700 px × 3366 px |
Modell-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Eigentums-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Restrictions: | - |