NCMA Explore Mexico | Standing Male Figure

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Sculptures such as this one were created as tomb offerings and may have represented the deceased person’s relatives or ancestors. The people of Nayarit dug deep shaft tombs to house the dead. Multiple skeletons found in the large chambers of shaft tombs suggest that each tomb may have been a family crypt, or burial site. https://learn.ncartmuseum.org/artwork/standing-male-figure/