Figurine

38-6-7

From: Mexico (Central America) | Veracruz (Mexico) | Cempoala | Tetiuca | Hueyapan | Tlapacoya | Tuxtla

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 38-6-7
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Totonac
Provenience Mexico (Central America) | Veracruz (Mexico) | Cempoala | Tetiuca | Hueyapan | Tlapacoya | Tuxtla
Culture Area Central American
Period Archaic (uncertain)
Section American
Materials Ceramic
Iconography Head
Description

gouged eyes, nose and mouth applied, forehead band, cheek strap, ear discs with pendant and strap necklace applied, biconical hole drilled in upper headdress

Height 2.22 cm
Credit Line Gift of John Monski, 1938

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