oct 11, 1500 BC - Tlatilco female figurine
Description:
-emphasis on wide hips-spherical upper thighs
-pinched waist
-no interest in hands or feet
-styling of hair is important
-two headed
-expressed idea of duality
-makers of figurines lived in large farming villages near great iniani lake in mexico
Duck and fish motif on other ceramics
-male figures are rare
-wore costumes and masks
-valued more for rituals roles or priests or other religious specialties
-buried with dead
Added to timeline:
Date:
oct 11, 1500 BC
Now
~ 3528 years ago