Xochipala
Miniature figurine head
Xochipala, 1200-500
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Xochipala
Miniature figurine head
Xochipala, 1200-500
Physical Qualities
Earthenware, red slip, 1 1/16 × 7/8 × 11/16 in. (2.7 × 2.3 × 1.8 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John J. McCavitt, Plantation, Florida
Object Number
1993.376
Striking example of red tasseled youth comparable to 1993.405, 1993.379. This example is red slipped (covers face and head). Cranial deformation apparent in profile view. Ear spools intact. Facial details have been incised with shallow drill holes for nostrils and eye openings. Note drill hole at proper left of mouth.
