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Standing male figure with arms held out as in an embrace wearing long skirt with wrapped sash that hangs in front ending in tassels, has small triangular "tail", shell like object protruding from middle of upper back, conical headdress with small peak in front, animal skull hanging from sash on right side of head. Face painted in horizontal black stripes arms and legs painted in black stripes skirt and sash painted with black to correspond to pattern inscribed of zig zag bands
Standing Figure
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Standing Figure

Artist Mexican Artist
Date100-200
Place of originColima, Colima, Mexico, North and Central America
MediumCeramic with pigments
Dimensions5 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (12.7 x 8.9 x 8.9 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Mrs. A.H. Spivack, in memory of Dr. A.H. Spivack
Object numberC-75-22
Collections
Visual DescriptionStanding male figure with arms held out as in an embrace wearing long skirt with wrapped sash that hangs in front ending in tassels, has small triangular "tail", shell like object protruding from middle of upper back, conical headdress with small peak in front, animal skull hanging from sash on right side of head. Face painted in horizontal black stripes arms and legs painted in black stripes skirt and sash painted with black to correspond to pattern inscribed of zig zag bands
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