Shell

Piartal culture, Nariño culture, Pre-Columbian

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Modeled head of Old God (Huehueteotl) with sagging cheeks, wrinkled brow, drooping eyelids, prominent ears, open mouth with missing front teeth, protruding tongue.
Cylinder Seal, Guerrero, Mexico, Pre-Columbian, earthenware
Depicts a healer holding a pecten (scallop) shell to his nose. Shown before the healer is a patient who he places his hands on. A spondyllus shell, another pecten shell, and various unidentified objects also sit before the healer.
Figure On Pallet, Colima culture, Pre-Columbian, earthenware