Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 200 BCE to 200 CE. A rather large Colima redware early (Tico) type of flat figure, sometimes called a 'gingerbread' figure for obvious reasons, abstract in form with a characteristic elongated pointy head, minimized facial features, and large nose, hands held to sides. This example has pierced ears which originally held feathers or other perishables, now lost to time. Nicely adorned with appliqued headdress, multistrand pectoral with 'feather' ornaments, armbands, and belt. Size: 5.25" W x 8.5" H (13.3 cm x 21.6 cm)

An excellent example from the West Mexican shaft tomb tradition. Ceramic figurines such as this are among the most expressive and dramatic created in Mesoamerica. According to scholars of this tradition, such ceramic figures were the primary outlet for artistic expression for the shaft tomb cultures and there is little record of monumental architecture, stelae, or public art associated with these cultures. Nicely burnished surface with some mineral deposits.

Provenance: Ex-Private LA County collection acquired in the 1980's

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Surface wear with small nicks to back of left leg and back of right arm. Nice manganese deposits and burnishing marks.