Figurine

Museum number:

3-30993

Permalink:

ark:/21549/hm21030030993

Alternate number:

JP-324 (previous number)

Accession number:

Acc.4777

Description:

FEMALE FIGURE: Standing figure wearing skirt with horizontal bands of black, yellow, red; white shawl/ baby carrier with red stripes. Is draped across upper front of figure with the outline of a child’s upper body visible beneath the cloth; Child’s legs are visible below the shawl. Figure wears yellow earrings. . Josefina Aguilar marked on inside

Donor:

John Paul

Collection place:

Ocotlan, Oaxaca, Mexico

Collector:

John Paul

Object type:

ethnography

Object class:

Figurines

Function:

5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions and 6.1 Cradles and Swaddling

Accession date:

February 24, 2011

Department:

Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area