| This figure's features and costume are neither entirely Maya nor Olmec but rather combine aspects of the two styles (Ekholm 1964). The carving is reported to have come from the Mexican state of Tabasco or the Peten area of Guatemala. References: Diehl, Richard A. 1990. "The Olmec at La Venta." In Mexico: Splendor of Thirty Centuries, 51-57. Easby, Elizabeth Kennedy, and John F. Scott. 1970. Before Cortés: Sculpture of Middle America. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Ekholm, Gordon F. 1964. "A Maya Sculpture in Wood." Studies 4. New York: Museum of Primitive Art.
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