Visualizing the Sacred: Cosmic Visions, Regionalism, and the Art of the Mississippian World (Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies)

by George E. Lankford

Possibly at about this same time engraved shell face masks also appear (Fig. 12.7). Most of these masks are too small to have been worn as masks, and they often are found in burial contexts on the deceased’s chest rather than on the face.