. Ancient civilizations of Mexico and Central America. Indians of Mexico; Indians of Central America. 1G6 MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA are broadened in accordance with the esthetic type of a forehead flattening people. While the faces vary so much in minor details as to create the im- pression that they are portraits of actual persons. Plate XXX. Laughing Head of the Totonacs, remarkable ex- ample of Freehand Modeling in Clay. Heads of this type probably served as decorative details on temple fronts. i they are alike in method of modeling. Nearly all / are laughing or smiling in a very contagiou


. Ancient civilizations of Mexico and Central America. Indians of Mexico; Indians of Central America. 1G6 MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA are broadened in accordance with the esthetic type of a forehead flattening people. While the faces vary so much in minor details as to create the im- pression that they are portraits of actual persons. Plate XXX. Laughing Head of the Totonacs, remarkable ex- ample of Freehand Modeling in Clay. Heads of this type probably served as decorative details on temple fronts. i they are alike in method of modeling. Nearly all / are laughing or smiling in a very contagious fashion. * Sometimes the tip of the tongue is caught between the teeth, sometimes the corners of the mouth are. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Spinden, Herbert Joseph, 1879-1967. New York : American Museum of Natural History


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