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‘Mayan’ statue

Juan Aviles writes: ‘In 1985 my then wife purchased this Mayan statue of a woman with no arms or legs. Can you tell me what the statue means? We bought it in Cozumel. Thanks, Juan.’

‘Mayan’ statue

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Ian Mursell

3rd Feb 2019

This isn’t Mayan at all, it’s from Jalisco, Western Mexico. We’ve given the context and some of the symbolism in the ‘Ask Us’ section of our website...