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Source Description
Carved in spiral registers, the ornamentation on this bone tube resembles Mixtec painting, both in codices (screenfold books) and architectural murals.
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Document identity
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126800
label
Carved Tube
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
126800
contentType
object
title
Carved Tube
description
Carved in spiral registers, the ornamentation on this bone tube resembles Mixtec painting, both in codices (screenfold books) and architectural murals.
date
c. 1200–1519
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60760989
genreSpecific
Jewelry
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Diameter: 2.6 cm (1 in.); Overall: 15.1 cm (5 15/16 in.)
cul
Mexico, Oaxaca, Mixtec, 13th-16th century
accession
1949.196
Source extras
tec
bone
tombstone
Carved Tube, c. 1200–1519. Mexico, Oaxaca, Mixtec, 13th-16th century. Bone; diameter: 2.6 cm (1 in.); overall: 15.1 cm (5 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John Wise, 1949.196
collection
AA - Mesoamerica
citations
citation
The Brummer Gallery Records. Cloisters (Museum), n.d.
page_number
N4166
creditline
Gift of John Wise
updatedAt
2026-05-29 06:33:02.252000
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126800
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Art of the Americas
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AA - Mesoamerica
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bone
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1
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0
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