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Dancers with skirts and curly hairstyles | Ancient Mexico. Pre-Columbian Art Galleries | Museo Amparo, Puebla

Dancers with skirts and curly hairstyles

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Culture Tlatilco
Region Tlatilco or Tlapacoya, Valley of Mexico
Period Middle Preclassic, Manantial phase
Year 1000 - 800 B.C.
Technique

Modeled clay, with pastillage, incisions and paint

Pieces per lot 2
Measures

11 x 5.5 x 3 cm | 11.1 x 5.2 x 3.5 cm

Location Gallery 3. Bodies, Faces, People
Record number 52 22 MA FA 57PJ 608
Researcher
  • Marie-Areti Hers

Beyond the notable differences of the facial and body painting, the two dancers are unique because of the unusual style in which the hair and skirts are represented. With deep incisions made with a gouge and placed evenly in rows, a material easily recognized by the ancient population of the Valley of Mexico was intended, but it is a mystery to us today. We can only note that it does not result in the appearance of fluttering skirts, but rather they appear heavy. What is certain is that the figurines characterize individual women as is usually the case; they appear to allude to a certain type of dancer recognizable by the particular attire.

 

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