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Start Over Media available legacy documentation Collection place South-Central Mexico Materials Clay
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Figurine fragment, accession number 3-23712, described as Clay figurine fragment; head and upper torso of female; head and covered with vermillion pigment; lower arms missing. Height 8 cm. Said to be from ca. 1500–500 BC
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Figurine head fragment, accession number 3-22376, described as Face of head, clay
Hearst Museum object titled Matador figurine, accession number 3-28929, described as miniature, figurine; clay over wire, finely detailed and painted, depicts a bullfighter mounted on a horse and a bull, all mounted on clay pedestal.
Hearst Museum object titled Nativity figurine, accession number 3-28927a-p, described as Miniatures, nativity scene. Clay figures, finely detailed and painted. Sizes range - Length 1.5 cm to 3.0 cm, Ht - .5 cm to 1.5 cm. A) Infant Jesus, B-C) angels, D) Joseph, E) Mary, F-H) Three Wise Men, I-L) Four mules, M-O) Three cows, P) Sheep
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Puppets, accession number 3-29026a-l, described as Puppets. Figures representing characted of play with heads, hands and feet made of clay, connected by the fabric of the costumes, trimmed with feathers and gold foil paper, stiff wire extending from tops of heads. Lengths 19.0 cm through 22.0 cm. a- cavalier b- cavalier c- cavalier d- cavalier e- costumed male figure, unpainted face f- nurse g- devil h- nun i- witch j- costumed male figure k- costumed male figure l- costumed male figure. Puppets are attached to an un-catalogued, un-accessioned puppet theater. The theater was created for an exhibit and is not part of the objects.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Seal, accession number 3-22377, described as Seal, clay.
Hearst Museum object titled Small face, clay, accession number 3-22382, described as Small face, clay
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Spindle whorl, accession number 3-22375, described as Spindle whorl, clay.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Spindle whorl, accession number 3-22374, described as Spindle whorl, clay.
Hearst Museum object titled Toy, accession number 3-29030, described as Toy, coffin (Day of the Dead). Coffin containing a skeleton, coffin lid and skeleton rise when attached thread is pulled. Coffin made of thin wood, painted black; skeleton made of clay painted white and black. Ht. 3.8 cm, Length 13.5 cm.

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