Coin bank

Museum number:
3-30622
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
245 (previous number)
Accession number:
Acc.4779
Description:
Ceramic figure of a mythical beast in the form of a coin bank. Black painted quadruped (1 leg broken off) with white stripe down its back; has a tail and male genitals. Large, black ears, orange eyes, small, open, orange snout with 3 teeth. Black with white, orange, and green highlights. Coin slot on upper, left back.
Donor:
Steve Vietti
Collection place:
Mexico
Collector:
Arthur B. Waugh Jr. and Richard Vietti
Materials:
Ceramic (material) and Paint (coating)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions and 7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Accession date:
September 29, 2009
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
length 23.1 centimeters, height 11.5 centimeters, and width 9.7 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Coin bank, accession number 3-30622, described as Ceramic figure of a mythical beast in the form of a coin bank. Black painted quadruped (1 leg broken off) with white stripe down its back; has a tail and male genitals. Large, black ears, orange eyes, small, open, orange snout with 3 teeth. Black with white, orange, and green highlights. Coin slot on upper, left back.

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