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Large buff clay Xipe (flayed skin) head with black paint facial decorations; mounted for wall hanging on black wood base.
Head with open mouth
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Head with open mouth

Maker Totonac Artist
Date450-750
Place of originMexico, North and Central America
MediumCeramic with black asphalt paint
Dimensions8 7/8 x 7 x 4 in. (22.5 x 17.8 x 10.2 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Lawrence J. and Eileen Cassard, M.D.
Object numberC-82-110
Collections
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