Zapotec Urn This is a Zapotec urn made of carved blackware ceramic. The Zapotecs
are from Choapan, from the northern part of Oaxaca. The urns were often
found in tombs and represented humans and gods. It looks like a statue.
You could put your head in where the open eyes and mouth are. The mold
is of a small person. The person is wearing a head band and sandals.
He's also wearing circle earrings. I like the urn because is has cool
hair, earrings and is dressed up in an interesting way. Its eyes and
mouth are open and it has a bead necklace. The Zapotecs had their own
system of writing and distinctive traditions. The urns have carvings
of what the people were before they died. |