1999.003.128

Object Title
Dog Figure
Measurements
25.9 x 34 cm
Creation Date
300 BCE - 300 CE
Credit Line
Ex coll. William S. Arnett
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/17389/dog-figure
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years.
Provenance Information
Ex coll. William S. Arnett (1939-2020), Atlanta, Georgia.
Exhibition Information
To our knowledge, this object has never been exhibited.
Publication Information
To our knowledge, this object has never been published.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Acquired by museum in 1999.

1997.010.008

Object Title
Head of a Female
Measurements
7.6 cm
Creation Date
1100-1299
Credit Line
Gift of Robert and Ann Walzer
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/21792/head-of-a-female?ctx=924ccf692c8f18b680b3208cbf5cf4c8f35062f0&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years.
Provenance Information
Ex coll. Robert and Ann Walzer, United States, purchased August 1980.
Exhibition Information
To our knowledge, this object has never been exhibited.
Publication Information
To our knowledge, this object has never been published.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Gifted to museum in 1997.

1993.009.001

Object Title
Female Figure
Measurements
7.3 x 7.6 cm
Creation Date
7th Millennium BCE
Credit Line
Gift of Judy Eid
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/3785/female-fertility-figurine?ctx=86e16fd933b85a9bd6841173fd5a9ff0a91c0d5b&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years.
Provenance Information
With Judy and Yousef Eid [Caravan Consignments, Inc.], Atlanta, Georgia.
Exhibition Information
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11,1993 - Spring 2001
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2001 - February 12, 2018
Michael C. Carlos Museum Morgens West Foundation Galleries of Ancient Near Eastern Art, November 10, 2018 - Present
Publication Information
To our knowledge, this object has never been published.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Gifted to museum in 1993.

1991.004.215

Object Title
Seated Male Figure
Measurements
22.9 x 15.2 x 17.1 cm
Creation Date
1000-1520 CE
Credit Line
Ex coll. William C. and Carol W. Thibadeau
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/17419/seated-male-figure?ctx=f896569da3fb572481122a2b3ceac81e30ad5645&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex coll. William (1920-2002) and Carol (1921-2019) Thibadeau, Atlanta, Georgia, purchased October 1977.
Exhibition Information
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - 2001
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 13, 2002 - June 2012
'For I am the Black Jaguar': Shamanic Visionary Experience in Ancient American Art, Michael C. Carlos Museum, September 5, 2012 - January 5, 2013
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, February 9, 2013 - Present
Publication Information
Rebecca Stone-Miller, Seeing With New Eyes: Highlights of the Michael C. Carlos Museum Collection of Art of the Ancient Americas (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2002), 140, figure 307.
MCCM Newsletter, Fall/Winter 2012.
Rebecca Stone, The Jaguar Within: Shamanic Trance in Ancient Central and South American Art (Austin: University of Texas Press, 2011), 75, figure 4.4.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Acquired by museum in 1991.

1991.004.035

Object Title
Male Figure
Measurements
34.1 x 23.4 x 10.2 cm
Creation Date
700-1100 CE
Credit Line
Ex coll. William C. and Carol W. Thibadeau
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/14607/male-figure-wearing-a-crocodile-mask?ctx=e8564211ba7dffb3586ea3ec3f7e61f4cf668646&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex coll. William (1920-2002) and Carol (1921-2019) Thibadeau, Atlanta, Georgia, purchased from Enrique Vargas (Enrique Vargas Alfaro) (1915-2008), San Jose, Costa Rica, December 1971.
Exhibition Information
Pre-Columbian Art from the Collections of Paul A. Clifford and William C. Thibadeau, The High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, February 13 - April 4, 1971
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - 2001
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 13, 2002 - June 2012
'For I am the Black Jaguar': Shamanic Visionary Experience in Ancient American Art, Michael C. Carlos Museum, September 5, 2012 - January 5, 2013
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, February 9, 2013 - March 18, 2019
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, July 2, 2019 - May 10, 2022
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, August 1, 2022 - Present
Publication Information
Pre-Columbian Art from the Collections of Paul A. Clifford and William C. Thibadeau (Atlanta: High Museum, 1971), plate XVI.
Rebecca Stone-Miller, Seeing With New Eyes: Highlights of the Michael C. Carlos Museum Collection of Art of the Ancient Americas (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2002), 140, figure 306.
Rebecca Stone, The Jaguar Within: Shamanic Trance in Ancient Central and South American Art (Austin: University of Texas Press, 2011), 82, figure 4.9.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Acquired by museum in 1991.

1991.004.034

Object Title
Male Figure
Measurements
29.2 x 20.2 x 9.5 cm
Creation Date
1000-1520 CE
Credit Line
Ex coll. William C. and Carol W. Thibadeau
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/14595/male-figure-carrying-severed-head-and-weapon?ctx=4b0191a22fe4c065f58873e90964ebfab53a7308&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex coll. William (1920-2002) and Carol (1921-2019) Thibadeau, Atlanta, Georgia, purchased from Enrique Vargas (Enrique Vargas Alfaro) (1915-2008), San Jose, Costa Rica, May 1972.
Exhibition Information
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - 2001
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 13, 2002 - June 2012
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, February 9, 2013 - Present
Publication Information
Rebecca Stone-Miller, Seeing With New Eyes: Highlights of the Michael C. Carlos Museum Collection of Art of the Ancient Americas (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2002), 140, figure 309.
Rebecca Stone, The Jaguar Within: Shamanic Trance in Ancient Central and South American Art (Austin: University of Texas Press, 2011), 89, figure 4.18.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Partial interest received prior to 2008
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Acquired by museum in 1991.

1990.011.231

Object Title
Male Figure
Measurements
22.4 x 11.3 cm
Creation Date
300 BCE - 200 CE
Credit Line
Gift of William C. and Carol W. Thibadeau
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/15243/standing-male-figure-with-peaked-hat?ctx=70d3d752ba61e5013ade30c28ee0cf55b09931a0&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex coll. William (1920-2002) and Carol (1921-2019) Thibadeau, Atlanta, Georgia, by 1971.
Exhibition Information
Pre-Columbian Art from the Collections of Paul A. Clifford and William C. Thibadeau, The High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, February 13 - April 4, 1971;
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - 2001
Publication Information
To our knowledge, this object has never been published.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Gifted to museum in 1990.

1990.011.223

Object Title
Seated Female Figure
Measurements
35.6 x 20.2 x 20.9 cm
Creation Date
300 BCE - 200 CE
Credit Line
Gift of William C. and Carol W. Thibadeau
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/15067/seated-female-figure
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex coll. William (1920-2002) and Carol (1921-2019) Thibadeau, Atlanta, Georgia, acquired via trade with Enrique Vargas (Enrique Vargas Alfaro) (1915-2008), San Jose, Costa Rica, ca. 1972.
Exhibition Information
Pre-Columbian Art in Southern Collections, Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, Alabama, September 9 - October 28, 1979;
Ceremonial Objects of Ancient Mexico, Pink Palace Museum, Memphis, Tennessee, April 28 - September 2, 1984;
Seeing with New Eyes: Pre-Columbian Art from the Thibadeau Collection, Emory University Museum of Art and Archaeology, March 4 - October 13, 1992;
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - 2001;
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 13, 2002 - June 2012;
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, February 9, 2013 - Present
Publication Information
Pre-Columbian Art in Southern Collections (Huntsville: The Museum, 1979), 31, 44, number 28.;
Ceremonial Objects of Ancient Mexico (Memphis: The Museum, 1984), 24, number 77a.;
Michael C. Carlos Museum Handbook (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 1996), 92.;
Rebecca Stone-Miller, Seeing With New Eyes: Highlights of the Michael C. Carlos Museum Collection of Art of the Ancient Americas (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2002), 36, figure 54.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Gifted to museum in 1990.

1990.011.222

Object Title
Seated Male Figure
Measurements
36.8 x 22.2 x 20.2 cm
Creation Date
300 BCE - 200 CE
Credit Line
Gift of William C. and Carol W. Thibadeau
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/15347/seated-male-figure?ctx=e294da3a89a52efe86d15e820a68a21bb1e336d6&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex coll. William (1920-2002) and Carol (1921-2019) Thibadeau, Atlanta, Georgia, acquired via trade with Enrique Vargas (Enrique Vargas Alfaro) (1915-2008), San Jose, Costa Rica, ca. 1972.
Exhibition Information
Pre-Columbian Art in Southern Collections, Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, Alabama, September 9 - October 28, 1979;
Ceremonial Objects of Ancient Mexico, Pink Palace Museum, Memphis, Tennessee, April 28 - September 2, 1984;
Seeing with New Eyes: Pre-Columbian Art from the Thibadeau Collection, Emory University Museum of Art and Archaeology, March 4 - October 13, 1992;
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - 2001;
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 13, 2002 - June 2012;
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, February 9, 2013 - Present
Publication Information
Pre-Columbian Art in Southern Collections (Huntsville: The Museum, 1979), 31, 44, number 28.;
Ceremonial Objects of Ancient Mexico (Memphis: The Museum, 1984), 24, number 77b.;
Michael C. Carlos Museum Handbook (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 1996), 92.;
Rebecca Stone-Miller, Seeing With New Eyes: Highlights of the Michael C. Carlos Museum Collection of Art of the Ancient Americas (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2002), 36, figure 53.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Gifted to museum in 1990.

1990.011.023

Object Title
Seated Male Figure
Measurements
34.6 x 27.3 x 12.7 cm
Creation Date
1200-1400 CE
Credit Line
Gift of William C. and Carol W. Thibadeau
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/4504/seated-male-figure?ctx=ef3c01ef115def1b7597cac7dcf395e7783f99f7&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex coll. William (1920-2002) and Carol (1921-2019) Thibadeau, Atlanta, Georgia, purchased from Kenneth Klassen, Bogota, Colombia, December 26, 1980.
Exhibition Information
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 13, 2002 - June 2012;
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, February 9, 2013 - March 13, 2019;
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, July 2, 2019 - April 6, 2025
Publication Information
Rebecca Stone-Miller, Seeing With New Eyes: Highlights of the Michael C. Carlos Museum Collection of Art of the Ancient Americas (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2002), 186, figure 432.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Gifted to museum in 1990.
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