There has been a discovery of a significant sculpture in the Huasteca region of Mexico depicting a female ritual ballplayer holding a decapitated head. This unique find challenges previous interpretations of Mesoamerican artifacts and sheds light on the sacred nature of the ballgame, which involved communing with the gods and sometimes human sacrifice. The sculpture will be featured in an exhibit at the National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago, marking its first public display since its discovery 50 years ago. The piece's atypical nature and the significance of its representation of a female ballplayer make it a groundbreaking discovery in Mesoamerican archaeology. The exhibition aims to challenge superficial interpretations of women's roles in the region and promote scholarship on the neglected Huasteca culture.