Dwarfs
*Due to their deformities, the Olmecs believed that Dwarfs possesed special powers and had the ability to communicate with the supernatural world*
*Due to their deformities, the Olmecs believed that Dwarfs possesed special powers and had the ability to communicate with the supernatural world*
Click on the pictures
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| Dwarf with
crossed arms |
A seated Dwarf
carved in hematite |
Dwarf with
raised arms |
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**Coe, Michael D., ed.
1995
The
Olmec World: Ritual and Rulership. Princeton, NJ: The Art Museum,Princeton
University.
