Standing Female Figure
ClassificationsSculpture
Culture
Remojadas
Date300-550 CE
Made AtVeracruz, Mexico, Central America, North America
MediumCeramic and black pitch
Dimensions25 × 16 15/16 × 6 1/8 in. (63.5 × 43 × 15.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Peter G. Wray
Object number2003.10.2
DescriptionSculpture, Remojadas, Veracruz, Mexico. Standing female effigy with upraised arms. Standing woman with skirt and blouse and upraised arms. Typical Remojadas face with almond eyes with irises, long low nose and open mouth with flared upper lip. Central part of face as well as the ornaments are painted with shapopote. Headband and tied flange ornaments made headdress. Necklace and arm bands decorate body.On View
Not on viewCollections
c. 1980
20th Century
