Xochipala
Miniature figurine head
Xochipala, 1200-500
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Xochipala
Miniature figurine head
Xochipala, 1200-500
Physical Qualities
Earthenware, red pigment, 1 × 7/8 × 11/16 in. (2.6 × 2.3 × 1.8 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John J. McCavitt, Plantation, Florida
Object Number
1993.391
Made of solid sandy clay, detailed with applique. Facial features are modeled, appliqued and drilled. Now eroded surface may have once been entirely painted. Some red paint remains on spongy cap. Cap may be early expression of helmet worn in Mesoamerican ballgame.
