The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of March 27, 2023

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.)

Gift of John Wise 1949.196

Location

233 Mesoamerican and Intermediate Region

Description

Carved in spiral registers, the ornamentation on this bone tube resembles Mixtec painting, both in codices (screenfold books) and architectural murals.

Provenance
?-1937
A. Frank, possibly Augusto, sold to Brummer Gallery
1937-1947
Brummer Collection sold to Dr. Vladimir G.Simkhovitch
1947-1949
Professor Vladimir G. Simkhovitch to J. Wise Ltd., New York, NY
1949
John Wise (J. Wise Ltd, New York, NY), sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art
1949-?
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Citations
The Brummer Gallery Records. Cloisters (Museum), n.d. N4166 libmma.contentdm.oclc.org
Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1949.196