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Otomi Cutout Figurines URL: http://anthromuseum.missouri.edu/minigalleries/otomi/intro.shtml Description: "This exhibit presents examples of different varieties of Otomi [Mexican Indian] cutout figurines" which are "used by religious leaders in rituals and offerings performed to control the spirits represented in the cutouts." Provides an introduction to and images of kinship, fertility, nature, anti-culture, and intermediary (between human and spirit worlds) cutout figures made from amate paper. From the Museum of Anthropology, University of Missouri-Columbia. LII Topics: History By Place, Mexico Publisher: The Curators of the University of Missouri Extra Keywords San Pablito LII Database Information: Record 26973 created by Jennifer English on 09/26/2008 Last modification on 10/31/2008 Published: 11/06/2008 Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/26973 |
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