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Anthropomorphic Figure
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Anthropomorphic Figure

Artist/Maker Jama-Coaque Coastal Ecuador
Date200 BCE-600 CE
CultureJama-Coaque
Mediumpottery
DimensionsOverall: 6 1/4 x 2 7/8 x 4 5/8 in. (15.9 x 7.3 x 11.7 cm)
ClassificationsVisual Works
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Bischoff
Terms
    Object number84.0244.07
    On View
    Not on view
    Collections
    • Art of the Ancient Americas
    DescriptionThis figure is shown with an elaborate costume, possibly composed of padding but more likely feathers. There is a long tradition of anthropomorphic representations in Jama-Coaque art including the depiction of bird-men. Bird-men figures were also common to the Veracruz cultures in Mexico.
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