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The West Mexican Ballgame
Jane Stevenson Day
Ancient West Mexico: Art and Archaeology of the Unknown Past
Everyone who visits the grand archaeological sites of Mesoamerica will find, among the tiered pyramids, open plazas, royal residences, and processional ways, certain open courts, usually made in the shape of a capital I, with parallel stands along the sides, markers set at regular intervals, and defined zones at either end. These are ballcourts, where games were played between two teams using a latex rubber ball. Played for sport, to adjudicate quarrels, or for a range of ritual occasions …
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Jane Stevenson Day
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Art Institute of Chicago
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©1998 by The Art Institute of Chicago
Subjects:
Art, Ancient American
Indians of Mexico--Social life and customs
Sports in art
Pok-ta-pok (Indian game)
Clay figurines
Athletes in art
Sports facilities in art
Grave goods
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