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Using the natural spiraling of conch shell, the artist who fashioned these arm ornaments covered the outer surface of them with stylized geometrical motifs.
Pair of arm ornaments West Mexico Classic Period (300-900 A.D.) State of Michoacán, Mexico Shell with incised motifs 7 cm. (diameter) National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico. Photo © Jorge Pérez de Lara |
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