YUGITO Olmec culture, State of Guerrero, Mexico... Lot 34

YUGITO Olmec culture, State of Guerrero, Mexico Middle Pre-Classical, 900-400 BC. Hard green-black stone H. 10 cm - W. 11,5 cm Yugito, green-black stone, Guerrero, Mexico, H. 4 in - W. 4 1/2 in Provenance: Private American Collection Acquired by current owner John A. in 2003. Stokes, Nyack, acquired 1967 Exhibitions: The Art Museum, Princeton University, The Olmec World: Ritual and Rulership, December 16, 1995 - February 25, 1996 The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, The Olmec World - Ritual and Rulership, April 14 - June 9, 1996 Publications: The Olmec World - Ritual and Rulership, The Art Museum, Princeton University, 1995, No. 137 Joralemon, Peter David, "The Olmec Dragon: A Study in Pre-Columbian Iconography," in Origins of Religious Art and Iconography in Preclassic Mesoamerica, Henry B. Nicholson, ed.., Los Angeles, 1976, figs. 7-p and 15-q This Yugito of Olmec culture is most certainly the votive representation of a protective element (elbow or knee pad) originally made of wood or leather, worn by the players.