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English: Figure at the Shimao Neolithic Site in Shaanxi, China.
  • Possible origin of the Taotie design. "Some hypothesize that it reflects masks used in rituals, others that it carries over the face-like imagery on Neolithic jades from the Liangzhu area or the stone carvings from Shimao." in The Cambridge Illustrated History of China, p.59
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