1. Identify and describe three different figurine styles created by the Olmec civilizations.

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Marshall English

28 January, 08:33

1. Identify and describe three different figurine styles created by the Olmec civilizations.

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Celia Buchanan · Answer 1

The Olmec civilization left behind artistic figurines of various kinds.

1. Figurines which portray baby faces and chubby bodies - some of these baby-faced figurines wear a helmet and most of them are naked. Even so, their genitals are not represented.

2. The extended stiff figurine - these figurines show a stiff figure of a person, with a non-natural position of the arms and legs. Their bodies are elongated, and their mouth making a sad face.

3. Human-animal combination - many figurines of the Olmec civilization portray a mixture of human and animal body parts. It is if a person is being transformed into an animal or vice versa.