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EFFIGY CENSER AND FIGURINE PRODUCTION AT THE POSTCLASSIC MAYA CITY OF MAYAPAN, MEXICO

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Carlos Peraza Lope ,
Marilyn A. Masson Open the ORCID record for Marilyn A. Masson [Opens in a new window] ,
Wilberth Cruz Alvarado  and
Bradley W. Russell
Carlos Peraza Lope
Affiliation:
Centro INAH Yucatan, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
Marilyn A. Masson*
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, University at Albany – SUNY, Albany, New York, United States
Wilberth Cruz Alvarado
Affiliation:
Centro INAH Yucatan, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
Bradley W. Russell
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, University at Albany – SUNY, Albany, New York, United States
*
E-mail correspondence to: mmasson@albany.edu
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Abstract

The spatial contexts of effigy censer and figurine molds at Mayapan, Yucatan, Mexico suggest a tightly controlled industry in which elite representatives of state government and religious orders exerted oversight over production and distribution. Attached artisans at Mayapan made these and other restricted goods for residents of palaces and patrons of the city's public buildings. The study of effigy ceramic production reveals that, like earlier, Classic period Maya kingdoms, Postclassic elites also sponsored the crafting of symbolically charged goods. This finding expands understanding of Postclassic period economic organization, which is best-known for its expansive regional market exchange. The limited distribution of effigy censers and figurines further attests their primary use in the context of state-sponsored ceremonies and, to a lesser extent, high-status mortuary settings. Unlike other places and times in Mesoamerica, neither figurines nor effigy censers are representative of household-scale religious practice for the majority of urban residents at Mayapan.

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Ancient Mesoamerica , Volume 34 , Issue 2 , Summer 2023 , pp. 455 - 475
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