Figure

61-1-2

Location: On Display in the Mexico and Central America Gallery

From: Mexico (Central America) | Veracruz (Mexico)

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 61-1-2
Current Location Mexico and Central America Gallery - On Display
Culture Las Remojadas
Provenience Mexico (Central America) | Veracruz (Mexico)
Culture Area Central American
Date Made 500-700 CE
Section American
Materials Ceramic
Iconography Standing Male
Description

Erect male figure with out-stretched arms wearing an animal head headdress and skin shirt; cup-like ear decorations, armlets, anklets, necklace and a belt tied around waist in the form of a bow. Traces of black paint on anklets and headdress. Lower jaw of headdress, right thumb and left fingers of man are missing; tail of animal costume forms a third leg to support the figure.

Height 44.3 cm
Width 31.8 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Julius Carlebach, 1961
Other Number 26497 - Other Number

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