Question

While volunteering at a local museum, you are helping the curator organize works for an upcoming exhibit. The museum has have recently obtained a series of carved figurines made of terracotta. Some have a cleft head, slanted eyes, and a downturned mouth. Some of these figurines have mostly human characteristics while others appear to be mostly jaguar. In which section of the exhibit would you and the curator MOST likely place these pieces?

(1 point)

Mayan art


Aztec art


Incan art


Olmec art

Answer 1

Olmec art

(The cleft forehead, slanted/almond eyes, downturned mouth and were‑jaguar human/jaguar figures are classic Olmec motifs.)