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Mushroom Stone
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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Mushroom Stone

Artist/Maker (Mesoamerica)
Dateca. 300 BCE-200 CE
Mediumstone
DimensionsOverall: 11 5/8 x 6 3/8 x 7 1/8 in. (29.5 x 16.2 x 18.1 cm)
ClassificationsVisual Works
Credit LineGift of The Institute of Maya Studies
Terms
    Object number80.0034
    On View
    Not on view
    Collections
    DescriptionThe "mushroom" stone traces its origins to the Maya shaman. Hallucinogenic mushrooms and other substances were used to induce a trance from which visions guided the shaman to heal or direct his people. The carved face on this example is unusual.
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Pot
    Maya (archaeological culture)
    ca. 600-900
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Figure
    Diquis
    ca. 800-1550
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Whistle
    Maya (archaeological culture)
    ca. 600-900
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Medicine Jar
    Central Highlands/Atlantic Watershed
    ca. 1000-1550
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Jar
    Greater Nicoya
    ca. 1000-1550
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Divination Stone (Pulidore)
    Mezcala
    ca. 300 BCE-300 CE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Figure
    Olmec
    ca. 1500-400 BCE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Ballgame Palma
    Maya (archaeological culture)
    ca. 600-900
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Ballgame Yoke
    Maya (archaeological culture)
    ca. 600-900
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Flask
    Maya (archaeological culture)
    ca. 600-900
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Female Figure
    Nayarit
    ca. 300 BCE-300 CE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Parrot
    Gran Chiriquí
    ca. 800-1200
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