Terra Catta Head

Ceramic

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El Camino College Anthropology Museum

Name/Title

Terra Catta Head

Entry/Object ID

A-214

Description

A small terracotta head with, possibly depicting the Mayan god K'awiil (also known as God K.) He wears a headdress, of what looks like feathers, which is broken on one side. Large earspools hang from his earlobes, while he has bulging and prominent eyes, a gapping mouth, and a long narrow nose with a hole in the end.

Collection

El Camino College Anthropology Museum

Category

Anthropology

Acquisition

Accession

78.02.02

Source or Donor

George Woodruff

Ethnography

Cultural Region

* Untyped Cultural Region

Honduras

Culture/Tribe

Mayan

Notes

Either Late or Post Classic Period

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Notes

The right side of his headdress is broken off, as well as a few feathers at the front of the headdress is broken off. His bottom lip is also broken, with various small chips visible on the back, probably from handling.