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Start Over Collection place Southwest Mexico Accession number Acc.2897
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bird figurine, accession number 3-26896, described as Bird form; long necked heron (garza); carved of wood, with cavity in body like bowl of spoon, for serving tidbits (called botanas) at parties; lacquered in rayado technique. Blue, with details of neck and head, and figures around body, in black; inside of “bowl” plain red. Household decoration. Used to pass tidbits to guests at parties. Role in trade: people of Temalacacingo carve novelties of this sort and sell them in Olinala, where they are lacquered or painted. See notes in accompanying envelope
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bird figurine, accession number 3-26897, described as Bird form; long-necked heron (garza); carved of wood, with cavity in body like bowl of spoon, for serving tidbits (called botanas) at parties; lacquered in rayado technique. Black, with details of neck and head, and figures around body in blue; inside of “bowl” plain red.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bird figurine, accession number 3-26857a-d, described as Bird; made of gourd; wings are detachable and are made of gourd or tree calabash shells; legs of wood; set in wood base; beak made of thorns; lacquered in yellow with some brush work in touches of red and green; beak and feet in red paint; base green lacquer; overall H 18 cm; W 14 cm, L 21 cm. Basic lacquer technique (see 3-26848)
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bowl, accession number 3-26853, described as Bowl: brush painted over red lacquer; grey cat in bottom of inside, blue, yellow and white bands near top; floral designs on outside with blue bird from in center, yellow, blue and white bands near top
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Box, accession number 3-26893, described as Box; made of “linaloe” wood (fragrant) (from the Elaphrium species tree); with hinged lid; cream-colored lacquer background; animal and floral forms in white in relief (in the rayado technique)
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Box, accession number 3-26899, described as Box; of linaloe wood (Elaphrium species); with hinged lid; lacquered in the rayado technique (see 3-26876); blue lacquer background; designs in whtie lacquer in relief (arches); figures painted in the arches
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Calabash bowl, accession number 3-26872, described as Bowl; oval shaped; made from half the pericarp of the tree calabash (Crescentia); red lacquer inside with swan pained white and blue in center, blue water under him, green floral designs around him, yellow and blue bands around rim; black lacquer outside, with blue and white flower in center, green leaves, and blue and yellow bands painted around rim
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Calabash bowl, accession number 3-26888, described as Bowl; made of lower half of a tree calabash; lacquered in the rayado technique; black lacquered background, plant forms and borders, animals in blue relief
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Calabash bowl, accession number 3-26886, described as Bowl; made of half of tree calabash; lacquered in the rayado technique; red lacquer background, with green designs (floral) in relief on bottom of outside; interior all red; thickened band around outside rim
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Calabash bowl, accession number 3-26887, described as Bowl; made of lower (blossom) end of tree calabash; lacquered in the rayado technique; solid orange lacquered interior, with orange extending outside in thickened rim; exterior red lacquer background, with floral designs in green relief

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