Dhipak Tamuín Teenager Silver Sculpture
Dhipak Tamuín Teenager Silver Sculpture
Size, weight and others
70.00 x 24.00 cm; 12.00 kilos 27.56 x 9.45 inches; 26.46 lb. * Prices in MXN (Mexican National Currency). * Delivery time from 7 to 20 days
Product Care
D'Argenta Statues | Home Decor products should be cleaned only with a soft cloth to remove dust. Metal polishes and cleaning agents should not be used.
D'Argenta Statues | Home Decor products are protected by a resistant lacquer that prevents the Silver from tarnishing and protects it as a whole.
History
Huasteco or Adolescent from Tamuín
It is located in the archaeological zone of Tamohi, municipality of Tamuín (San Luis Potosí), in the Huasteca Potosina. Sculpted in limestone after the year 1000 AD, it is considered the most beautiful and important round sculpture -which can be seen from all angles- of all those found belonging to the Huasteca culture.The perfectly preserved sculpture measures 1.45 cm high, 42 cm wide and 20 cm thick. It represents a naked young man with refined body designs on his torso and limbs. On his back there is another figure tied with a band. The sculpture is an extraordinary work of art that stands out for its elegance and beauty.
It is supposed to represent Dhipak, the God of corn. His head has a cranial deformation, the teeth of the upper jaw are filed down and his ears are pierced. On his face we can see the remains of what was once a perforated nasal septum, as the nose is broken.
Her body is tattooed all over the front of her right leg, including from the middle of her bust to the flex of her arm. The back of this leg is also tattooed at the level where the small character she carries on her back is located. Both shoulders and both forearms are also tattooed, as are both wrists. The nape of her neck and the sides of her head also have tattoos, as well as the entire front of her head up to her ears.
The two most represented motifs are the corncob and the chalchíhuitl (a precious stone with green reflections like deep water, symbol of fertility, of the water essential for corn cultivation); associated with this, the water monster appears on the leg. It carries a small character that recalls one of the Huastec myths related to the God of Corn: it tells how the Young God of Corn went in search of his Father, killed by the gods of thunder, to resurrect him; he carries him on his back, to take him to a sedentary life and teach him how to grow corn; but, attracted by the sounds of wild nature, his Father returns to it transformed into a deer.
The sculpture is on display at the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City.