Figurine

Museum number:
3-30459
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
82 (previous number)
Accession number:
Acc.4779
Description:
figure on a square base. A cow carcass is being set upon by dogs, vultures, and other small animals that have attacked the innards which are painted red. Some of the dogs' muzzles and the beaks of the birds are also dabbed with red. markings: E. V. R. plus incised fronds.
Donor:
Steve Vietti
Collection place:
Mexico
Collector:
Arthur B. Waugh Jr. and Richard Vietti
Materials:
Ceramic (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
September 29, 2009
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
length 21 centimeters, height 13 centimeters, and width 21.5 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, accession number 3-30459, described as figure on a square base. A cow carcass is being set upon by dogs, vultures, and other small animals that have attacked the innards which are painted red. Some of the dogs' muzzles and the beaks of the birds are also dabbed with red. markings: E. V. R. plus incised fronds.

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