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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 and penis sheath, and body-paint in red to feign menstruation. |
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