Colima Pottery Gingerbread man Snake wrap headress

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Colima Pottery Gingerbread man Snake wrap headress
Pre- Columbian Western Mexico, Colima and coastal area, ca. 200 BCE - 200 CE.
The style of this unslipped buff figurines are typical of Colima and the coastal area.
It blends the typical coffee-bean eyes and a very impressive facial features with a plate-flat body and string arms.
The Colima would have placed such figures with such characteristic headdress, ear flaps, ornamented breechcloth,
and collar ornament in a tomb either to protect or resemble the deceased.
8" X  4" X 1 1/2"
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