. Guide leaflet. Mask of (Jreex ( ?) Teayo. Vera Cruz The Sculpture ofPre-Columbian Central America The sciil})tiire of Central Americaexpresses in a more subtle and var-ied form the qnalit} of impersonalitynoticeable in the architecture. The artswere created 1)y nameless craftsmen toenrich their tribal ceremony, and werenot expressions of the individual as theyare today. Thus we see the CentralAmerican arts as a communal production,not the aesthetic reactions of a number ofindividual artists. Whereas the majorbuildings were the foci of the liighlyceremonialized grou

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. Guide leaflet. Mask of (Jreex ( ?) Teayo. Vera Cruz The Sculpture ofPre-Columbian Central America The sciil})tiire of Central Americaexpresses in a more subtle and var-ied form the qnalit} of impersonalitynoticeable in the architecture. The artswere created 1)y nameless craftsmen toenrich their tribal ceremony, and werenot expressions of the individual as theyare today. Thus we see the CentralAmerican arts as a communal production,not the aesthetic reactions of a number ofindividual artists. Whereas the majorbuildings were the foci of the liighlyceremonialized group religion, sculpturehad a more diffuse function. Xot onlydid it adorn the temples and explain theirpurpose but also it depicted the godhonored within the shrine. Plastic formswore also utilized in the creation of incenseburners and otlier temple had its place in the life of theindividual, who fashioned from varioussubstances his household gods and votiveofferings. Again, images of people anda

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