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FIGURE WEARING HEADDRESS AND SKIRT
AD 600-800
Remojadas style, South Central Veracruz, Mexico
Ceramic
Gift of Howard Phillips (NA.1980.24)
This figure probably represents a female shaman ready for ceremonial dance. The black paint on the face is possibly to protect her from evil spirits entering her body.
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