Vessel

Museum number:
3-30458
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
81 (previous number)
Accession number:
Acc.4779
Description:
pitcher-like anthropoid vessel, in the form of a woman with braids, ad decorated dress 9 applied flowers) and arms holding a piglet in the left, and an effigy pot (goose) in the right. Small feet protrude at the bottom. Sits on a round base ring. Has a single handle and pour spout which forms her headdress.
Donor:
Steve Vietti
Collection place:
Mexico
Collector:
Arthur B. Waugh Jr. and Richard Vietti
Materials:
Ceramic (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Pitchers (vessels)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
September 29, 2009
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
height 30.2 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Vessel, accession number 3-30458, described as pitcher-like anthropoid vessel, in the form of a woman with braids, ad decorated dress 9 applied flowers) and arms holding a piglet in the left, and an effigy pot (goose) in the right. Small feet protrude at the bottom. Sits on a round base ring. Has a single handle and pour spout which forms her headdress.

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