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Chupicuaro Sculpture of a Standing Woman - PF.0439
Origin: Chupicuaro, Mexico
Circa: 500
BC
to 100
BC
Dimensions:
2.125" (5.4cm) high
x 1" (2.5cm) wide
Collection: Pre-Columbian
Style: Chupicuaro
Medium: Terracotta
$480.00
Location: United States
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| Description |
The remains of a once vibrant culture are now
submerged under a lake. Fortunately excavations
in the 1940's on the Chupicuaro site were able
to uncover sufficient artifacts to give us an idea
of an intriguing people who flourished there
centuries ago. One of the most endearing of the
clay objects are the small female figures, or
"pretty ladies." They show a naked female with
short arms, extended stomach and a fancy
coiffure or headdress. This very delightful figure
has very wide eyes, her mouth is open, and she
wears an attractive headband. What at first
seems to be her tongue is probably something
she is placing into her mouth. She may be a
fertility figure interred with the deceased to
ensure continuity of 'life' in the afterlife. What is
most striking to the viewer is the feeling of
happiness and joy she exudes; undiminished
after being buried for so long.
- (PF.0439)
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