Female Figure

Gran Nicoya Archeological Region.

This impressive standing female figure depicts a noble woman of a pre-contact civilization of the Guanacaste/Nicoya region of Costa Rica. She is a woman of rank in all of her finery and complex body tattoos, or painted, designs. A notable feature of this female subject’s pose, it is a ceremonial/religious posture (stiff torso with hands planted on hips).

• Size: 61/2 x 10 3/4 (16.5cm x 27.5cm)
• AD 1200-AD 1500