Self-Mutilation Figure Woman engaged in self-mutilation
Many Ixtlán del Río-style figures bear scars of cheek mutilations caused by piercings with sharpened bones or knives. This figure may be from Barrancas, since a male indentical in style was found at that site.
Ixtlán del Río style, Nayarit
Ceramic, puparia absent
Height 9-1/2 in (24 cm)
HM4109

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