a) Carved and painted wooden figure of a man wearing a eagle costume. Body is painted yellow with black markings to resemble feathers. Headdress has an eagles beak and triangular feathers down the sides and back of head. Carries a red lance (b) in one hand, small feet are painted pink/orange/black to resemble shoes.
Donor:
Steve Vietti
Collection place:
Mexico
Collector:
Arthur B. Waugh Jr. and Richard Vietti
Materials:
Paint (coating) and Wood (plant 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:
b— length 44.2 centimeters and a— height 39 centimeters