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1. Figurine fragment

Museum number:
3-23712
Culture or time period:
Tlatilco culture (1250–800 BC)
Object class:
Figurines and Fragments (object portions)
Production date:
ca. 1500-500 BC
Dimensions:
height 8 centimeters
Collector:
Mrs. Sol M. Wolffson
Collection place:
Tlatilco, Mexico City, Mexico
Collection date:
unknown

2. Figurine head fragment

Museum number:
3-22376
Object class:
Figurines and Fragments (object portions)
Collector:
Phyllis Heath Walker
Collection place:
Tepoztlán, Morelos, Mexico
Collection date:
1946-1947

3. Matador figurine

Museum number:
3-28929
Object class:
Figurines and Miniature (size attribute)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:
length 4.5 centimeters and height 3.5 centimeters
Collector:
Katharine D. Jenkins
Collection place:
Mexico City, Mexico
Collection date:
1955

4. Nativity figurine

Museum number:
3-28927a-p
Object class:
Figurines, Miniature (size attribute), and Nativity figures
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Collector:
Katharine D. Jenkins
Collection place:
Mexico City, Mexico
Collection date:
1970
Person depicted:
Jesus Christ (founder of Christianity) and Mary (mother of Jesus)

5. Puppets

Museum number:
3-29026a-l
Object class:
Puppets (recreational artifacts)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
length 22 centimeters and range— length 19 centimeters
Collector:
Katharine D. Jenkins
Collection place:
Mexico City, Mexico
Collection date:
1956

6. Seal

Museum number:
3-22377
Object class:
Seals (artifacts)
Collector:
Phyllis Heath Walker
Collection place:
Tepoztlán, Morelos, Mexico
Collection date:
1946-1947

7. Small face, clay

Museum number:
3-22382
Culture or time period:
Classic Era, Mesoamerica (200–1000 AD)
Collector:
Phyllis Heath Walker
Collection place:
Pyramid of the Sun, Teotihuacán, Mexico
Collection date:
1946-1947

8. Spindle whorl

Museum number:
3-22375
Object class:
Whorls (spindle flywheels)
Collector:
Phyllis Heath Walker
Collection place:
Tepoztlán, Morelos, Mexico
Collection date:
1946-1947

9. Spindle whorl

Museum number:
3-22374
Object class:
Whorls (spindle flywheels)
Collector:
Phyllis Heath Walker
Collection place:
Tepoztlán, Morelos, Mexico
Collection date:
1946-1947

10. Toy

Museum number:
3-29030
Object class:
Toys (recreational artifacts)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
length 13.5 centimeters and height 3.8 centimeters
Collector:
Katharine D. Jenkins
Collection place:
Mexico City, Mexico
Collection date:
1956