Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Standing man with feathered head decoration

Maker Totonac (Mexican)

Date250-450

MediumCeramic with red and black asphalt paint

Dimensions9 x 5 3/4 x 4 1/8 in. (22.9 x 14.6 x 10.5 cm)

ClassificationsSculpture

Credit LineGift of Mrs. A. H. Spivack, in memory of Dr. A.H. Spivack

Object numberC-75-24

Collections

ANCIENT AMERICAN

DescriptionStanding figure with tripod support at back, arms extended out to side, wears wide sash with loin cloth, large necklace with inscribed dot pattern, large dangling earrings, large head with well-modeled features. Rooster comb on top of head, horns curving down from sides of head, whistle in back. Buff pottery, black pigment on horns, eyes and mouth, red pigment on crown of head, in chevron band over eyebrows on neck above necklace.