Minneapolis Institute of Art
Vessel
Colima artist
- Date
- c. 200 BCE–200 CE
- Medium
- Clay
- Culture
- Colima
- Department
- Arts of the Americas
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
Colima artists made clay sculptures of various animals in addition to the dogs for which they are known. This well-fed coati is a relative of the raccoon. It is shown eating what is possibly an ear of corn, emblematic of coatis’ association with agricultural fertility. Americas
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