Mold, mushroom shaped, ceramic, earthenware; in shape of flattened inverted mushroom with hollow stem; H 11.0 cm x dia 14.8 cm. Bisque-fired earthenware. Used as mold for making pottery plates.
Donor:
George M. Foster
Collection place:
Tzintzuntzan, Michoacán, Mexico
Collector:
George M. Foster
Collection date:
1963
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Earthenware and Molds (shaping equipment)
Function:
1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Accession date:
1963
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Loans:
S1965-1966 #67: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/George M. Foster (February 28, 1966–February 28, 1966) and S1971-1972 #144: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/George M. Foster (May 16, 1972–May 16, 1972)