Part II

  1. Using this figure, determine the size of the head. Measure the figure in any of the ways listed above.
  2. How many heads tall is this figure?
  3. Compare this figure with the images in Activity #2. Discuss why the artist presented the figures in the proportions that he or she did.
  4. Which artwork more closely resembles the proportions of a human being

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Standing Female Figure
500- 100 B.C.
Figura de Mujer
Chupicuaro Culture
Guanajuato, Mexico
Polychromed earthenware
Purchased with Endowment Funds