Mezcala Greenstone Figurine romanempire Worn during bathing rituals

Worn during bathing rituals

a painted coiffure

The Dani concept of a life force

The Mendi inhabit the narrow Mendi Valley of the Southern Highlands

Hand-built and covered in a polished brownish-red slip

Mezcala Greenstone Figurine romanempire Worn during bathing ritualsPre Columbian era, Mezcala culture, c. 300 100BC, Guerrero, Mexico. Absolutely stunning example of an abstract anthropomorphic figure. The most well known Guerrero style is called Mezcala, primarily small sized abstract stone sculptures depicting human figures, masks or face panels, animals, purely geometric shapes, and colonnaded structures were carved in an abstract, minimally detailed style. Many were buried in offering caches, but they may have