Art and Society
... expanded into two end zones, makes an “I” shape. (Culbert 62). The rule of the game is still unknown but one thing is obvious that the game was played by two team consist of two to three player a total of four to six player. Probably the hard rubber ball could be stuck with the body not with the hand or leg. For protections the ball players wore special padded gard around the waist and on the hand. Rubber ball game was playing for many reasons. “Many Mesoamerican people saw the ball game as a metaphor for the sun, moon and Venus” (Miller, Karl 43).The could be symbolizing the sun. The game was closely associated with religious belief and ritual. Many times the game was also playing for evoke war, death and resurrection. At the end of the ball game the players of the defeated team were sacrificed and the wining team members were presented jewelry and costumes. This game also describe as a game of life and death. From my visit to that museum this game was very appealing to me because it’s interesting that how a game can be a matter of life and death. Only a game can decide many important thing of life and also stopped bloody war. The two museums has their own uniqueness and own identity. From my understanding the Metropolitan museum of art is more open also they let sun light to get in to the galleries though glass window. On the other hand the American museum of natural history is more close and low light, I think that i...