Veracruz
Figurine head
Mexico, 800-1199
Physical Qualities
Earthenware, 3 3/4 × 2 5/8 × 1 15/16 in. (9.6 × 6.7 × 5 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John J. McCavitt, Plantation, Florida
Object Number
1993.415
Large hollow head portion of figural sculpture portraying a shaman. In this example, the individual is shown with mouth slightly ajar and eyes closed, indicating that he is in a trance, or dead. His helmet, secured by a chin strap, bears a wide, ornamented band and arrow-shaped crest. The object has been burned.
