Colima Redware Seated Hunchback Figure, Protoclassic to Early Classic Period, ca. 100 BCE – 250 CE Tools & Weapons Brisbane2004 Little Warlu

Brisbane2004 Little Warlu

with the front leg incorporated as a long snout

or pure whites that were adorned with intricate architectural and plant-like designs

Width: 1 7/8 inches (4

Henry Anavian in the 1980s

Colima Redware Seated Hunchback Figure, Protoclassic to Early Classic Period, ca. 100 BCE – 250 CE Tools & Weapons Brisbane2004 Little WarluThis finely modeled redware figure depicts a seated hunchback with arms resting on bent knees, rendered in a characteristic two tone slip with traces of black mineral deposits from long burial. The facial features are sensitively formed, showing heavy lidded eyes, a broad nose, and a slightly parted mouth, conveying a contemplative or trance like expression. The figure wears a pendant necklace and has pierced ears, likely once adorned with ear