Comala Dog Pre-Hispanic Ceramic Sculpture from Mexico _artisan--novica-artisan-9613 Bark cloth

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Comala Dog Pre-Hispanic Ceramic Sculpture from Mexico _artisan--novica-artisan-9613 Bark clothBaying at the moon, this plump little dog with wrinkled skin replicates those found in shaft tombs throughout western Mexico. Artisans from the Angel Cern Artisan Association depict the xoloitzcuintli, a cheerful, barkless species prized by ancient man. Sculpted in clay as funerary offerings, they accompanied their masters in death to aid the soul in crossing rivers of blood along the road of the dead. This is a replica of a museum piece from Comala,