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“Huastec statue of life and death, front and back. Like the Aztecs, their better-known neighbors, the Huastecs used life-and-death statues as a memento mori: a reminder that death is present throughout all our lives....

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Huastec statue of life and death, front and back. Like the Aztecs, their better-known neighbors, the Huastecs used life-and-death statues as a memento mori: a reminder that death is present throughout all our lives. [798x450]

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