Female figurine

Museum number:
3-30425
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Alternate number:
48 (previous number)
Accession number:
Acc.4779
Description:
standing female figure wearing a head cloth and long skirt decorated with 3 applied flowers. Holds 3 birds in arms. Small feet protrude from hem of skirt. Face is a combination of molded, applied and incised forms; wears large earrings and necklace. Birds and flowers are highlighted with orange paint. markings: E/RV 12/71.
Donor:
Steve Vietti
Collection place:
Mexico
Collector:
Arthur B. Waugh Jr. and Richard Vietti
Collection date:
December 1971
Materials:
Ceramic (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines and Women (female humans)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
September 29, 2009
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
height 15.5 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Female figurine, accession number 3-30425, described as standing female figure wearing a head cloth and long skirt decorated with 3 applied flowers. Holds 3 birds in arms. Small feet protrude from hem of skirt. Face is a combination of molded, applied and incised forms; wears large earrings and necklace. Birds and flowers are highlighted with orange paint. markings: E/RV 12/71.

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