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Start Over Collection place Oaxaca, Mexico Donor John Paul Culture or time period Mesoamerican peoples
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Anthropomorphic figurine, accession number 3-31411, described as TEODORA BLANCO ANTHROPOMORPHIC FIGURE: Ceramic figure with the head of an elephant and the body of a human. She wears a long skirt decorated with an apron and applied flowers. She carries a pot in her proper right hand and baby elephant in her proper left hand. A second small elephant sits atop the figure’s head. “T.B.” inscribed inside skirt & “7” written in ink. H=18.5cm; W=10.2cm; L=9.2cm JP-755
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Anthropomorphic figurine, accession number 3-31414, described as TEODORA BLANCO ANTHROPOMORPHIC FIGURE: Ceramic figure with the head of a long-eared animal head and the body of a human. She wears a long skirt decorated with applied flowers, drop earrings and a bead necklace. Long braids are attached at sides of head and rest on the figures shoulders and arms. Each braid ends with an applied flower. She carries a fish under each arm and a 3rd fish is perched between her ears on her head. “S.FE/’84” inscribed in ink inside skirt.H=17.0cm; W=10.0cm; L=7.5cm. JP-758
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Anthropomorphic figurine, accession number 3-31410, described as TEODORA BLANCO ANTHROPOMORPHIC FIGURE: Ceramic figure with the head of a cat and the body of a human. She wears a long skirt decorated with applied leaves and three salamanders, drop earrings and a bead necklace. On her head is a cowboy hat. The bodice of her dress is also decorated with applied flowers and leaves which are placed a the ends of her long braids, which are attached at sides of her head and rest on her shoulders and arms. Both of her hands rest on one of the salamanders. “S/FE/’84” is inscribed in ink inside skirt. H=15.0cm; W=8.3cm; L=7.0cm JP-754
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Anthropomorphic figurine, accession number 3-31413, described as BLANCO FAMILY ANTHROPOMORPHIC FIGURE: Ceramic figure with the head of a pig and the body of a human. She wears a long skirt and apron decorated w/ applied flowers, drop earrings and a bead necklace. Long braids are attached at sides of head and rest on the figures shoulders & back of her arms. She carries a pot under each arm and one in each hand. A relief of a pig is on her chest. An applied flower is at top of her head between her ears. “B.B.N” inscribed inside skirt. H=16.2cm; W=12.5cm; L=8.2cm; JP-757
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Anthropomorphic figurine, accession number 3-31399, described as TEODORA BLANCO ANTHROPOMORPHIC FIGURE: Ceramic figure with the head of an animal with intertwined horns and the body of a human. She wears a long skirt decorated with an applied flower on her chest, drop earrings and a bead necklace. Long braids are attached at back of head and rest on the figures shoulders and arms. Each braid ends with an applied animal face at the end of each. She holds a basket w/ an applied flower in each hand, and two baskets with flowers rest at the hem of her skirt. “T.B.” inscribed inside skirt. H=16.5cm; W=8.0cm; L=8.1cm JP-743
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Anthropomorphic figurine, accession number 3-31412, described as TEODORA BLANCO ANTHROPOMORPHIC FIGURE: Ceramic figure with the head of a deer with raised antlers, and the body of a human. She wears a long skirt decorated with an applied flower on the back of the skirt and on the apron, drop earrings and a bead necklace. She carries a baby animal in each arm (pig, fawn) each playing an instrument. A kid stands at her feet and holds/plays a pipe. “7” inscribed in ink inside skirt. H=19.5cm; W=9.7cm; L=9.0cm. JP-756
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Anthropomorphic jug, accession number 3-31417, described as TEODORA BLANCO ANTHROPOMORPHIC JUG: Jug witih base ring, and straight neck. Front of the body of the jug is decorated with applied flowers, grapes and leaves. Arm at each side of the jug have elbow length sleeves, and hold birds under each. Rudimentary legs and feet emerge from the front of the jug and are crossed in front. A human head and modeled and incised face, wearing drop earrings, and with heavy braids which terminate with applied flowers, is placed between the body an the neck of the jug. “T.B” is inscribed on the base of the vessel. H=30.5cm; W=15.5cm; L=14.0cm. JP-761
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Dia de los muertos female figurine, accession number 3-31408, described as TEODORA BLANCO CERAMIC FIGURE: Figure of a skeleton woman wearing a long dress with elbow length sleeves, and decorated at back front with applied flowers. She wears drop earrings, a bead necklace, and has modeled, pierced and incised features. A long braid is attached to the back of her skull, which hangs down her back, and ends with an applied flower and leaves. Her eyes and mouth are punched through to make hollow openings. She holds a small goat (a kid) in her proper left hand and her proper right hand touches her necklace. Three children rest at her feet. Ribs are incised and an oval opening is cut in her mid-section. “T.B.” is incised on the inside of her skirt. H=13.7cm; W=8.5cm; L=8.3cm. JP-752
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Dia de los muertos female figurine, accession number 3-31406, described as TEODORA BLANCO CERAMIC FIGURE: Figure of a skeleton man wearing a long cloak, decorated at back and inside front lining with applied flowers. He wears a sombrero on his head and has modeled & incised features. Eyes are punched through to make hollow eyes. He is playing a trumpet, which he holds in both hands. Figure is mounted on a rectangular stand. “T.B.” is incised on the bottom of the stand. H=21.0cm; W=9.3cm; L=8.1cm JP-750
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Dia de los muertos female figurine, accession number 3-31407, described as TEODORA BLANCO CERAMIC FIGURE: Figure of a skeleton woman wearing a long dress decorated at back front witih applied flowers. She wears drop earrings, a bead necklace, and has modeled & incised features. Long braids area attached to the back of her skull, which rest on her shoulders and chest, and end with applied flowers. A sash crosses her chest and back of her waist then drapes down her back on the proper left side of her back. Eyes punched out in the clay - hollow eyes. She holds a basket in her proper left hand, and three conjoined jars decorated with flowers are at her feet. “T.B.” is incised on inside of her skirt. H=18.2cm; W=12.0cm; L=12.6cm. JP-751

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