Images

https://piction.clevelandart.org/cma/ump.di?e=A19196B6F01EA8705C1DF02F67C06781C9810152B98ACB1D5C3FC3DD0755DB66&s=24247294&se=2040367084&v=4&f=1990.249_o2.jpg

https://piction.clevelandart.org/cma/ump.di?e=A19196B6F01EA87090DC4164B2A8ED61E7FF496D1C804AFA7C77DBBD9C3BD4DF&s=24247294&se=2040367084&v=1&f=%5C1990.249det01_o2.jpg

Additional Views

Ballgame Palma

c. 900–1100

Mexico, Gulf Coast, Classic Veracruz style

(600-1100)

Stone, pigment traces

Overall: 42.7 x 8.3 x 19.6 cm (16 13/16 x 3 1/4 x 7 11/16 in.)

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener 1990.249

Location

233 Mesoamerican and Intermediate Region

Description

In art, ballplayers are shown wearing palmas atop hip protectors like one displayed nearby. The palma covers the chest, as if to insulate it from bruising encounters with the rubber ball. The stone sculptures are too heavy for wear but may mimic the shape of lighter-weight gear used during play. This elegant, fan-shaped palma is adorned with scrolls that form grotesque heads in profile. Traces of blue indicate that like many ancient sculptures it was brightly painted.

Provenance

?-1965

(Stendahl Art Galleries, Los Angeles, CA, 1965, sold to James C. and Florence C. Gruener)

1965-1990

James C. [1903-1990] and Florence C. [1908-1982] Gruener, Cleveland, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art

1990

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Citations

Von Winning, Hasso, and Alfred Stendahl. Pre-Columbian Art of Mexico and Central America: Text and Notes by Hasso Von Winning. Selection of Plates by Alfred Stendahl. New York: H.N. Abrams, 1968. p. 218, fig. 306

Young-Sánchez, Margaret. "The Gruener Collection of Pre-Columbian Art." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 79, no. 7 (1992): 234-75. Reproduced: p. 252; Mentioned: p. 253 www.jstor.org

Exhibition history

Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art; February 4 - November 29, 1992. "The Gruener Collection of Pre-Columbian Art." The Bulletin of The Cleveland Museum of Art. 79 (September, 1992.) cat. no. 71, p. 271, repr. fig. 71, p. 252.

The Gruener Collection of Pre-Columbian Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 4-November 29, 1992).

Cite this page

{{cite web|title=Ballgame Palma|url=https://clevelandart.org/art/1990.249|year=c. 900–1100|access-date=07 February 2023|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Contact us

The information about this object, including provenance, may not be currently accurate. If you notice a mistake or have additional information about this object, please email collectionsdata@clevelandart.org.

To request more information about this object, study images, or bibliography, contact the Ingalls Library Reference Desk.

All images and data available through Open Access can be downloaded for free. For images not available through Open Access, a detail image, or any image with a color bar, request a digital file from Image Services.

You are here:

Images

Ballgame Palma

Ballgame Palma

Mexico, Gulf Coast, Classic Veracruz style

Location

Download and Share

Description

Contact us