Chess set
This meticulously designed chess set from the town of San Pedro las Huertas, located to the southwest of Guatemala City, was acquired by the museum in 2009. The game board and the 36 playing pieces are carved out of jade. The board is inlaid in the top of a decorative wooden box, which also stores the figures when they are not in use. Carlos Reyes, the maker of the set, designed the carved green and black jade playing figures after mythological and historical themes of the Maya.
carlos reyes (1977 –)
Explore the ephemeral beauty in Carlos Reyes' art! This Chicago-born artist (1977) creates captivating installations using diverse materials, blurring fragility & monumentality. Discover his unique blend of light, time, and form.
Om dette kunstværk
- Titel: Chess set
- Kunstner: carlos reyes
- År: 2000
- Ophavsretlig status: Beskyttet af ophavsret
- Udstillet hos: Museum of Ethnology Hamburg
- Bevægelse: Contemporary Realism
- Kreativ periode: Mature Period
- Nøgleord: maya chess figures , guatemalan art , green and black jade


