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MawM0361.jp2
Female figure with hand...
MawM0331
 
Title
Female figure with hands on her abdomen.
Description
Garments do not survive thousands of years unless they are in a very dry environment. Small figures illustrate hairstyles, clothing fashion, and jewelry. This figure wears a shoulder mantle and a skirt with a textured belt or corset.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo, Art--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 B.C. and 100 B.C.
MawM0361.jp2
Seated figure with elab...
MawM0340
 
Title
Seated figure with elaborate corn headdress.
Description
Small figures are good information sources for clothing and headdress styles worn in ancient times. This female figurine wears an unusual headdress with ears of corn. She may represent Chicomecoatl, the corn goddess.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo, Art--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 400 B.C. and 200 B.C.
MawM0361.jp2
Standing female figure ...
MawM0328
 
Title
Standing female figure : with diamond eyes and belly flap.
Description
Small figurines can illustrate concepts of beauty. The arm bumps could be jewelry or they were created by cutting the skin and rubbing a substance into the wound. Indigenous skin forms a swollen scar when healed. These scars represent a beauty concept and/or a rite of passage. The belly flap indicates childbirth.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo, Art--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 500 B.C. and 100 B.C.
MawM0361.jp2
Standing pretty lady fi...
MawM0329
 
Title
Standing pretty lady figurine.
Description
This little "pretty lady" shows the fashion of the day; a flat headdress, ear flares or spools and a feathered necklace. Her swollen belly indicates pregnancy and fertility
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo, Art--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
Between 500 B.C. and 100 B.C.
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