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Warrior Figurine with Removable Headdress
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The major offerings placed in the Maya graves of Jaina Island were ceramic figurines, some of Mesoamerica's finest, that depict deities and humans in a variety of roles. This warrior, his headdress removable, once probably held weapons and wears either quilted cotton armor or the feathered uniform of a military order. We don't know why such figures are often pot-bellied.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineWarrior Figurine with Removable Headdress, 600–900. Mexico, Yucatán, Jaina Island region, Campeche, Maya style (250-900). Earthenware with pigment; overall: 26.1 cm (10 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, James Albert and Mary Gardiner Ford Memorial Fund, 1963.93.a
