Ornament

Museum number:

3-31508

Permalink:

ark:/21549/hm21030031508

Alternate number:

JP-852 (previous number)

Accession number:

Acc.4777

Description:

CERAMIC TURTLE ORNAMENT: Small ornament in the form of a turtle, painted blue and decorated with white flowers, leaves, cross hatching and hash marks. Mouth is red. A wire loop is embedded in the back of the turtle for hanging.

Donor:

John Paul

Collection place:

Mexico

Collector:

John Paul

Object type:

ethnography

Object class:

Ornaments (object genre)

Function:

5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions

Accession date:

February 24, 2011

Department:

Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area