Kneeling female figure

Mexica artists typically represented women kneeling, including goddesses and individuals of all ages and classes. This figure’s legs are tucked under her body, feet turned inward with toes touching. She wears a knee-length wrap tied just below the chest with a sash knotted in front. Her hair is styled in two braids fastened at the forehead with another textile. With her hands resting on her knees, she projects a sense of serenity. Traces of pigments indicate the sculpture was initially painted: red for the ears and yellow for the skin, a characteristic color combination for the female body in manuscript painting and sculpture. The oval-shaped, deeply set eyes may once have contained inlays.