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Mexico (Jalisco)LinkedCulture matchlcp-3834e9c4a44c

Date
200 BCE–400 CE
Medium
Clay
Culture
Jalisco
Department
Arts of the Americas
Institution
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Object ID
1616

Like their neighboring Nayarit and Colima cultures, the Jalisco had a tradition of sculpting male-female pairs. The exact nature of this couple's animated interaction is not certain but has been interpreted variously as singing, talking, or embracing. Their headdresses, earrings, nose ornaments, armbands, and the scarification on their cheeks are likely indicators of their elevated status in Jalisco society. México, Americas

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The Putnam Dana McMillan Fund

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