Bird figurine

Museum number:
3-26896
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Accession number:
Acc.2897
Description:
Bird form; long necked heron (garza); carved of wood, with cavity in body like bowl of spoon, for serving tidbits (called botanas) at parties; lacquered in rayado technique. Blue, with details of neck and head, and figures around body, in black; inside of “bowl” plain red. Household decoration. Used to pass tidbits to guests at parties. Role in trade: people of Temalacacingo carve novelties of this sort and sell them in Olinala, where they are lacquered or painted. See notes in accompanying envelope
Donor:
Katharine D. Jenkins and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Olinalá, Guerrero, Mexico
Collector:
Katharine D. Jenkins
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines
Accession date:
January 17, 1973
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bird figurine, accession number 3-26896, described as Bird form; long necked heron (garza); carved of wood, with cavity in body like bowl of spoon, for serving tidbits (called botanas) at parties; lacquered in rayado technique. Blue, with details of neck and head, and figures around body, in black; inside of “bowl” plain red. Household decoration. Used to pass tidbits to guests at parties. Role in trade: people of Temalacacingo carve novelties of this sort and sell them in Olinala, where they are lacquered or painted. See notes in accompanying envelope

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