Long-Nosed god maskettes

Part of the Cosmology in the New World project

Creator(s): Timothy Pauketat

Year: 2010

Summary

These are Long-Nosed God copper maskettes from Meppen Mound site, Illinois, dating to AD 1050-1200. Tim Pauketat believes these objects are derived from Tlaloc imagery. Photo courtesy of Pictures of Record, Inc.

Cite this Record

Long-Nosed god maskettes. Timothy Pauketat. 2010 ( tDAR id: 5699) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8833Q6Q


Keywords

Culture
Mississippian

Site Name
Meppen Mound

Investigation Types
Methodology, Theory, or Synthesis

General
Copper • Long-Nosed God • maskette • Morning Star • Tlaloc • Venus

Geographic Keywords
Illinois • Midwest

Temporal Keywords
Lohmann • Mississippian • Stirling

Temporal Coverage

Calendar Date: 1050 to 1200

Spatial Coverage

min long: -91.912; min lat: 37.91 ; max long: -89.253; max lat: 41.096 ;

File Information

  Name Size Creation Date Date Uploaded Access
long-god.tif 492.05kb Dec 9, 2010 2:10:52 PM Public