Minneapolis Institute of Art
Dog
Colima artist
- Date
- c.100–300 CE
- Medium
- Clay
- Culture
- Colima
- Department
- Arts of the Americas
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
Colima artists are known for their lively representations of animals, particularly dogs. Mexican hairless breeds such as the Xoloitzcuintle (show-low-eats-queen-tlee) were domesticated and raised as a source of food. They also had supernatural importance and were thought of as guides and companions for humans in the afterlife. Colima burials frequently contained dog effigies, along with other provisions for a comfortable afterlife. México, Americas
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