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)l
Mayan art
Aztec art
Incan art
Olmec art

1 answer

The figurines with cleft heads, slanted eyes, downturned mouths, and jaguar characteristics are most likely representative of Olmec art. Therefore, you and the curator would most likely place these pieces in the Olmec art section of the exhibit.