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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
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Dia de los muertos female figurine, accession number 3-31409, described as TEODORA BLANCO CERAMIC FIGURE: Figure of a skeleton woman wearing a long dress with elbow length sleeves which is decorated at back and side front with applied flowers. She wears drop earrings, a bead necklace, and has modeled, pierced and incised features. A head cloth with a flower decoration encircles her head and trails down her back. Her eyes and mouth are punched through to make hollow openings; ribs are incised and an oval hollow is cut out of her id-section. She holds a young bull in her hands and three young bulls sit at her feet. “T.B.” is incised on inside of her skirt. H=14.5cm; W=9.4cm; L=8.7cm JP-753
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Female face mask, accession number 3-28587, described as Mask, anthropomorphic: female. Multi-colored sections of paint on wood. Red mark above right eye. Dimples in cheeks and lines around mouth. Black hair, parted in middle. Yellow chin with crack on left side. Round eye holes. Paint chipped off parts of chin. Height: 44. cm., Width: 26.7 cm. Notice: Image restricted due to its potentially sensitive nature. Contact Museum to request access.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Female figure, accession number 3-31558, described as TEODORA BLANCO CERAMIC FIGURE: Very large female figure of unpainted ceramic. Figure wears a floor length dress decorated at front with applied flowers, leaves, incised birds with applied borders, applied stems and curling vines On her chest is a human face in relief bordered by braids, flowers, a bead necklace and earrings. Back of dress is decorated with incised birds and applied flowers. She wears 2 necklaces,one necklace of birds around and one of round beads. She holds a tiny child playing a stringed instrument is in her proper left arm and a small pig in her proper right arm. She holds a basket in her proper right hand which is decorated with applied flowers and filled with flowers. On her head is a pot with applied flowers at front and standing human figure behind the pot and leaning on the rim. Her hair is arranged in a heavy braid across the front of her head, which is decorated with 3 flowers and accompanying leaves. The back of her head is “combed” to represent hair. Her face is modeled and incised with applied rims of eyes and mouth. She wears drop earrings. Tiny feet protrude at the hem of her skirt. “T.B.” and “J.P.” are scratched on the inside of the skirt.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Female figure, accession number 3-31557, described as TEODORA BLANCO CERAMIC FIGURE: Very large female figure of unpainted ceramic. Figure wears a floor length dress decorated at front with applied flowers, leave, stems and curling vines and incised birds with applied borders. Back of dress is decorated with birds, fish, and flowers in relief and applied, some with incised details. She has a necklace of birds around her neck and holds a tiny child playing a stringed instrument is in her proper left hand and 2 small animals in her proper right (possibly a dog and a mouse. On her head is an anthropomorphic pot with a duck with spread wings and tail and wearing a cowboy hat and playing a stringed instrument, on front. Each wing is incised with the outline of a fish. A pig’s face and arms, plucking a stringed instrument, is in relief on back. Her hair is arranged in a heavy braid across the front of her head, which is decorated with 3 flowers and accompanying leaves. The back of her head is “combed” to represent hair. Her face is modeled and incised with applied rims of eyes and mouth. She wears drop earrings. Tiny feet protrude at the hem of her skirt.. “T. B. “ is inscribed on the back of the skirt.
Hearst Museum object titled Female figurine, accession number 3-17614, described as Figurine, painted clay (not glazed); woman with modeled shawl; H 8.7 cm
Hearst Museum object titled Female figurine, accession number 3-30430, described as standing figure wearing a braided crown on head and long skirt decorated with flowers and leaves. Holds a bird in both arms and has 3 pots resting at feet. Face is a combination of molded and incised forms; wears large earrings and necklace. markings: A.Z.B.; tag: Mexico.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Female figurine, accession number 3-31400, described as TEODORA BLANCO CERAMIC FIGURE: Figure of a woman wearing a long dress with elbow length sleeves, decorated at back with an applied flower & grapes with leaves, drop earrings, and a bead necklace. She has a head-wrap on her head and applied & incised features. She holds a bowl decorated with a goose playing a violin. At her feet are 3 bowls decorated with geese playing musical instruments. “T.B.” is incised inside her skirt and the “74” is written in ink. H=17.3cm; W=14.5cm; L=12.0cm JP-744

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