prev - home - index - next This very expressive full-figured figurine of a woman displays great detail in the rendering of jewelry and dress elements. Particularly interesting is her hairdo, which combines her hair with intertwined straps or strings, a custom that can still be observed in many places in Oaxaca and elsewhere. Female urn/figurine Zapotec Probably Middle Classic (400-600 A.D.) Unknown Light clay 34 x 27.7 cm. National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico. Photo © Jorge Pérez de Lara |
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