Huastec Figure

• Country: Mexico
• Source: Xanadu Gallery, San Francisco from the Land Collection
• Size (cm): 8
• Material: Terracotta

In the sourth of Tamaulipas Huastec potters left many clay figures. This is a good example. It shows a woman with wide thigh proof of a cult of fertility. In Huastec sculpture women wear high and sophisticated headdress.