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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 3-31411, 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 3-31413, 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 Anthropomorphic mask, accession number 3-28396, described as Mask; anthropomorphic; large eyes with pouches underneath and slits above for wearer to see through; mouth slightly askew; incised flowers and stems across forehead and above ear locus; holes in upper outer corners for attaching to wearer. height 15 cm., width 13 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Anthropomorphic mask, accession number 3-28409, described as Mask; anthropomorphic male; carved of light wood, stained dark. Eyes have two incised lines across as if for eyelids; top and lower, a raised ridge below the orbit creating "bag" under each eye, and incised liens across top of the orbit to represent eyelashes. The nose is thin and beneath it is an upturned mustache; chin protrudes and is scored as though for a beard; hair represented by incised vertical lines on forehead. height 17 cm., width 15 cm. Cracked area near left upper corner can break away very easily.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Anthropomorphic mask, accession number 3-28398, described as Mask; anthropomorphic, female; carved of light weight, dark stained wood; wood then painted black across forehead and in front of ears to represent hair. The mouth is carved with closed lips, the nose is slightly shaped at nostrils, above eyeballs are cut slits for use of wearer. The mask appears to have broken at some point and then repaired. Break is vertical from center of chin to left side top. Center section of face from upper lip to center of eye and root of nose is a separate section, apparently inserted at time of repair of vertical break; nice fitting repair. Holes on each side of vertical break perhaps part of early repair attempt. Holes upper, out corners of mask for attaching to wearer; vegetable cordage tied through holes. Repair noted above made before received from donor. height 18 cm, width 15 cm.

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