Pre-Columbian Bahía Painted Standing Figure were placed in domestic or

were placed in domestic or funerary contexts

flaring headdress—embellished with raised circular bosses and vertical elements—suggests a ceremonial diadem or ritual headdress once elaborately painted or adorned with perishable ornaments

Examples from this culture are considered foundational to the development of ceramic arts in the ancient New World

an animal of immense symbolic power in Maya cosmology — displays almond-shaped eyes

The lower garment is decorated with painted geometric and linear motifs

Pre-Columbian Bahía Painted Standing Figure were placed in domestic orEcuador, Manab Province, Baha Culture, ca. 500 BC500 AD Height: 9 3 8 in. (23. 8 cm) A finely modeled Pre Columbian ceramic standing figure from the Baha culture of coastal Ecuador. The figure displays the characteristic elongated head, heavy lidded eyes, prominent nose, and applied ear ornaments associated with Baha artistry. The lower body is decorated with carefully incised geometric motifs representing a wrapped garment or textile, while the