Figurine

Museum number:
2-17016
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.805
Description:
Ceramic figurine. Seated figure holding a bowl in lap, white slip over-all. Triangular and linear design in red, blue and black on cheeks and chest. Triangle and feather design on bowl, hole in back near base. Area on back of neck unslipped. Molded, poster paints.
Donor:
Norman E.A. Hinds
Collection place:
Tesuque Pueblo, Santa Fe County, New Mexico
Verbatim coll. place:
New Mexico; Santa Fe; Tesuque
Culture or time period:
Tesuque
Maker or artist:
Francesquita
Collector:
Norman E.A. Hinds
Collection date:
1935-1939
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines
Production date:
1935-1939
Accession date:
1942
Context of use:
Rain God
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
height 24 centimeters
Comment:
References: Tanner, Clara Lee, "Southwest Indian Craft Arts," University of Arizona Press, Tucson, 1968, p. 166, figure 6.13.
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Figurine, accession number 2-17016, described as Ceramic figurine. Seated figure holding a bowl in lap, white slip over-all. Triangular and linear design in red, blue and black on cheeks and chest. Triangle and feather design on bowl, hole in back near base. Area on back of neck unslipped. Molded, poster paints.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Figurine, accession number 2-17016, described as Ceramic figurine. Seated figure holding a bowl in lap, white slip over-all. Triangular and linear design in red, blue and black on cheeks and chest. Triangle and feather design on bowl, hole in back near base. Area on back of neck unslipped. Molded, poster paints.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Figurine, accession number 2-17016, described as Ceramic figurine. Seated figure holding a bowl in lap, white slip over-all. Triangular and linear design in red, blue and black on cheeks and chest. Triangle and feather design on bowl, hole in back near base. Area on back of neck unslipped. Molded, poster paints.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, accession number 2-17016, described as Ceramic figurine. Seated figure holding a bowl in lap, white slip over-all. Triangular and linear design in red, blue and black on cheeks and chest. Triangle and feather design on bowl, hole in back near base. Area on back of neck unslipped. Molded, poster paints.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, accession number 2-17016, described as Ceramic figurine. Seated figure holding a bowl in lap, white slip over-all. Triangular and linear design in red, blue and black on cheeks and chest. Triangle and feather design on bowl, hole in back near base. Area on back of neck unslipped. Molded, poster paints.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, accession number 2-17016, described as Ceramic figurine. Seated figure holding a bowl in lap, white slip over-all. Triangular and linear design in red, blue and black on cheeks and chest. Triangle and feather design on bowl, hole in back near base. Area on back of neck unslipped. Molded, poster paints.

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