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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Taupou, post: 176694, member: 45&quot;]Probably Mexican, based on the Chacmool reclining figure on the top.&nbsp; The Chacmool is one of the iconic figures of Mesoamerican pre-Columbian history, although there is still debate about its origins and meaning.&nbsp; Examples have been found from central Mexico to El Salvador, but it is an image most often associated with Mexico.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is a carved tourist souvenir, so it is entirely possible that it was carved elsewhere...you can&#039;t always go by the image depicted to determine where it was made.&nbsp; (There are probably Chacmool tourist souvenirs made in China, but sold in Mexico!)&nbsp; It does appear to be carved from a tropical wood that could be found in Mexico though.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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