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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Head of Xipe Totec impersonator
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Head of Xipe Totec impersonator

Maker Nahua culture , Mixtequilla region (Mexico, south-central Veracruz)
Date600-900
Made/manufacturedNorth and Central America
MediumYellow painted ceramic with black asphalt paint
Dimensions5 3/4 x 4 7/8 x 4 in. (14.6 x 12.4 x 10.2 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Lawrence J. and Eileen Cassard, M.D.
Object numberC-82-109
Collections
DescriptionExquisitely modeled Xipe (flayed skin) head with black paint.
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
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