FACES OF MESOAMERICA
Aztec/Mixtec Drum
Aztec/Mixtec. clay, stucco paint. height 22.9 cm. Drum in the form of a skull with whistle in mouth. The reverse has an image of Mictlantecuhtli painted in red.
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Olmec Mask
Olmec. stone. height 17.8 cm Rio Pesquero. Portrait mask. Published The Olmec World page 271.
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Maya Stone portrait
Maya. stone. height 20.3 cm. Portrait head. May represent decapitated head of a captive.
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Veracruz Shaman
Veracruz. clay. height 34.2 cm. Seated figure with hands on knees. A shaman indicated by the tuft of hair. He wears a twisted cloth or rope around his neck and there are scars around his mouth and on his cheeks. Made in the form of a vessel with spout in back.
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Teotihuacan Mask
Teotihuacan. gray green stone. height 14.7 cm. Mask.
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Aztec Stone Mask
Portrait mask possibly worn during ceremony. height 16.5cm
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Western Mexico, Colima Warrior
Western Mexico, Colima. clay with firing marks. height 35.5 cm. Warrior with spear and shield.
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