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Human effigy
Object Number 986-26-20/26155
Display Title Human effigy
Descriptions
Object Description Human effigy. seated shaman leaning forward from hips with both hands resting on diminuitive legs. his chest is retangular and flat. his back is hunched. and comes to a point crescent arches over each pierced ear. shaman's horn emerges from his forehead. open hole in top forms spout. shoulders are red and black. red paint on headdress. referenced as colima hunch back. ceremony and ritual vessel effigy.
Inventory Description Ceramic effigy, seated human, protrusion from back, headdress, perforated earlob
Classification
  • Effigy
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Colima
Materials Ceramic
Dimensions Overall: 29 x 22.5 cm (11 7/16 x 8 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 986-26-20/26155

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