Disneysea Temple of the Crystal Skull - statue inspiration?

[Howlrunner]

While Temple of the Forbidden Eye definitely seems to have the better backstory and support props (letters, diary entries, etc), I LOVE the work that has been done on creating the look for Temple of the Crystal Skull in Tokyo.

I stumbled across a very interesting "Aztec Idol" print, from Cofre de Perote, drawn in 1880, that looks rather familiar:

So it got me thinking, does anyone know if the huge main statue inside the temple queuing area is based on a real statue (or artwork), or is it Imagineer imagination? This guy:

 

[Goodeknight]

I believe this would be the image drawn in 1880.

I don't think they did black velvet style back then. Perhaps I am mistaken.

 

[Howlrunner]

"Black velvet style"? Is there a different image showing up? The image I see is of the idol print, as I said. Even if I log onto another computer and view it. Odd.

But yeah, that is the one I mean.

 

[InexorableTash]

I get intermittent 403 errors on http://karenswhimsy.com/public-domain-images/aztec-indians/images/aztec-indians-5.jpg

But yeah, same woodcut. And that photo would look awesome on black velvet!