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Zapotec Urn Zapotec Urn
Field Museum
Chicago, United States
This ceramic effigy vessel portrays Cocijo, a Zapotec supernatural force associated with lightning and rain, essential elements for this agrarian society. Consequently, Cocijo was believed to be the force that distinguished between living and non-living matter. Urns like this were used by the ancient Zapotec people to honor deceased loved ones.
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- Title: Zapotec Urn Zapotec Urn
- Location: Mexico
- Type: Artefact
- Contributor: John Weinstein : The Field Museum of Natural History
- Rights: (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC
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