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| Keywords: Nayarit - Standing Female Figure - Walters 20092059.jpg The Lagunillas style of southern Nayarit comprises five different subgroups of these remarkable human sculptures The C type is distinguished by triangular heads that are broad across the forehead and taper to a delicate pointed chin Face and body painting is common and when present clothing is rendered as highly decorated fabric This figure is a particularly fine example of the C type notable for exuberant face painting which combines geometric lines with curvilinear forms Rather than a symmetrical and rather static design covering the entire face each side features distinct patterns The formalized pose of hands framing the abdomen accentuated thighs and erect breasts suggest sexual maturity and reproductive fecundity 300 BC-AD 200 burnished slip painted earthenware cm 39 5 18 1 9 3 accession number 2009 20 59 80214 Stendahl Galleries Los Angeles date and mode of acquisition unknown John G Bourne 1960s by purchase Walters Art Museum Gift of John Bourne 2009 place of origin Nayarit Mexico Walters Art Museum license Nayarit Pre-Columbian pottery in the Walters Art Museum Nayarit pottery Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
