Olmec seated figure holding jaguar baby | carved from serpentine
Women also played important roles in food and textile production. In addition to the beautifully designed upper garment, she also wears a small loincloth and a necklace. She sits as if huddling from a chill, wrapped in beautifully designed fabric with her arms covered and crossed at her waist. The Zapotecs of Monte Alban, outside of modern Oaxaca, were famous for their weaving, producing textiles as early as 500 BC.
Olmec Colossal Head No. 2
Interesting Olmec Figurines..., page 1
Giant OLMEC/OLD MECCA Head 1
Moche serpent trumpet c500AD
The Olmec civilization is one of the earliest in Mesoamerica. It flourished from 1600 BCE to 400 BCE. The cause of their decline is debated.
The Olmec Yogis A few years back, in course of a long trip through Mexico, I visited the La Venta Museum in Villahermosa. The open-air museum has an enticing collection of Olmec sculptures, including three colossal Olmec stone heads. The artifacts had been moved here from the Olmec settlement of […]
In the 1950’s, Thor Heyerdahl and his team were the first to conduct major excavations on Easter Island, known to the local indigenous people as Rapa Nui. To their very great surprise, they found that the massive stone heads, called Moai, of which there are more than 900, were attached in most cases to complete...
Olmec stone mask.
The optimistic and attentive expression of this mask is reminiscent of an incised Rio Pesquero mask. Although most Olmec images are stern and dour, smiling expressions are found on some colossal heads and on many Rio Pesquero maks. The green color of the stone and the softly modeled features of the face distinguish this mask from most of the rest of the known Olmec masks.
Olmec head with jaguar face marking and traces of cinnabar, photo by Dr Chris von Nagy
A Mezcala Head c. 1800-1200 BC Mottled green stone. The head with small groove for mouth, very large broad - Available at 2019 June 25 Ethnographic Art:...
