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Timoto Cuica Figure

  • Country: Venezuela
  • Source: Robert Dowling Tribal Art 2005
  • Size (cm): 5
  • Material: Terra cotta

Pre-Columbian terra cotta figure from the Timotoa Cuica culture Huastec Figurein Venezuela.

Timoto-Cuica society was complex with pre-planned permanent villages, surrounded by irrigated, terraced fields. They also stored water in tanks.[1] Their houses were made primarily of stone and wood with thatched roofs. They were peaceful, for the most part, and depended on growing crops. Regional crops included potatoes and ullucos.[2]

They left behind works of art, particularly anthropomorphic ceramics, but no major monuments. They spun vegetable fibers to weave into textiles and mats for housing.

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