Turtle figurine

Museum number:
3-26898
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2897
Description:
Turtle; carved of wood; with moveable head; lacquered in the rayado technique; red lacquer background with blue animal forms, border, and head in relief
Donor:
Katharine D. Jenkins and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Olinalá, Guerrero, Mexico
Collector:
Katharine D. Jenkins
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines and Turtles
Accession date:
January 17, 1973
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Turtle figurine, accession number 3-26898, described as Turtle; carved of wood; with moveable head; lacquered in the rayado technique; red lacquer background with blue animal forms, border, and head in relief

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