Female skeleton figurine

Museum number:
3-30420
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
43 (previous number)
Accession number:
Acc.4779
Description:
standing skeleton figure wearing a head cloth decorated with an applied flower and a skirt with applied flowers. Chest is formed with exposed ribs and face is skull like. Her left hand rests in a small animal and 3 other small animals sit at her feet. markings: T.B.
Donor:
Steve Vietti
Collection place:
Mexico
Maker or artist:
Teodora Blanco
Collector:
Arthur B. Waugh Jr. and Richard Vietti
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 14.5 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Female skeleton figurine, accession number 3-30420, described as standing skeleton figure wearing a head cloth decorated with an applied flower and a skirt with applied flowers. Chest is formed with exposed ribs and face is skull like. Her left hand rests in a small animal and 3 other small animals sit at her feet. markings: T.B.

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