[Aztlan] Xalitla figures

[David Hixson]

Just a quick web search for "Xalitla" and "1500" resulted in at least one hit that supports Jorge's and Miguel's assertion that these "Xalitla Figures" are likely Xochipala figurines:

http://www.clemusart.com/explore/departmentWork.asp?deptgroup=13&recNo=0&display=

Here's another online example:

http://www.lindakreft.com/Mesoamerica/weekone.html

Mary Ellen Miller's "The Art of Mesoamerica, from Olmec to Aztec" also places the beginning of this figurine tradition at 1500 BC.

I don't pretend to be an expert on this, so I'll leave the debate over the chronological placement up to others (perhaps someone on this list could give us all a brief refresher course on this style?).  But Jim Catalano would certainly be well served to focus his research upon the "Xochipala" style figurines.

-Dave