Carved Tube
Unknown Artist
c. 1200–1519
Medium
bone
Dimensions
l. 15.1 cm · diam. 2.6 cm
Classification
Jewelry
Department
Art of the Americas
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of John Wise
Accession Number
1949.196
About this artwork
Carved in spiral registers, the ornamentation on this bone tube resembles Mixtec painting, both in codices (screenfold books) and architectural murals.