DETAIL OF GODDESS ATHENA

Detail: the village chief

The chief holds an ax, which is the symbol of political authority throughout the neolithic and bronze period in China.

Detail: the ritual scene in the background

Decorating the background, behind the shaman, is a ritual scene where women of the village wear animal mask, body-painting in red to feign menstruation, and wear penis sheath.

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