Tall Pre-Columbian Nayarit Polychrome Standing Female

West Mexico, Ixtlan del Rio style, ca. 200 BCE to 200 AD.  Wonderfully abstract form with large elephantine legs, tall torso and small head and limbs.  She is bare-chested with rounded breasts and wears a knee-length skirt adorned with intricate white-painted nested step motifs. Her body is richly ornamented - multiple earrings, nose rings, bracelets, an armband, and a collar necklace emphasize her status. Her stylized features - sharply projecting chin and nose, arched brows, wide, intense eyes, and a bared, toothy mouth - are distinctive to this regional style. A twisted fillet headdress wraps her tall head. Size: 16.1" H x 5.5" L x 8.1" W x (40.9 cm x 14 cm x 20.6 cm) Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection, acquired between 1978-1990