Joug "yugo" avec décor en relief ·  Mexique, Veracruz · ID: 3050784

Description

creamy white stone, base

Yokes “yugo” are often found on sculpted and painted images of the Mesoamerican ballgame. Like “palmas” and “hachas”, they were part of the ball players’ equipment.

They were placed around the player’s hips and tied with straps on the open side. The yoke not only provided a degree of protection from the ball, but also helped to propel the ball with more force than with the hips alone.

Heavy stone yokes such as this example were most likely reserved for ceremonial use, given as trophies, or placed as funerary offerings, while lighter-weight versions, made of perishable materials such as cloth, wood, or leather, would have been worn during the game.

L’objet Joug “yugo” avec décor en relief avec l’ID d’objet 3050784 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères 102e vente aux enchères dans 13 avril 2024 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 51 a atteint un prix de vente de 7 500 €.

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Remarques

This object is subject to the UNESCO Cultural Heritage Protection Act. Export documents are required for export (subjected to a fee).