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Ceramics
"Smiling" Figure
Remojadas artist, (active )
Remojadas artist
Mexico
Primary
14 in. (35.6 cm)
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Clay
Clay
Remojadas; made in Veracruz, Mexico
300-900
300
900
Pre-Columbian art of Central & South America
Ceramics
Smiling figures have been found in abundance in the Remojadas region of Veracruz, Mexico. A flattened head, filed teeth and raised hands are their common features. Many more heads than bodies have been found, possibly as a result of ceremonial decapitations.
These unique figures may represent laughing, happy people associated with a god of dance or music, or perhaps their smiles show the effects of intoxicants fed to victims before they were sacrificed to the gods.
[Gallery label text, 2009]
1954.39
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Memorial Art Gallery
2/3/2001
54.39SL1
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54.39DI1
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54.39DI#2
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6/9/2009
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