JP-750 (previous number (collector's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4777
Description:
TEODORA BLANCO CERAMIC FIGURE: Figure of a skeleton man wearing a long cloak, decorated at back and inside front lining with applied flowers. He wears a sombrero on his head and has modeled & incised features. Eyes are punched through to make hollow eyes. He is playing a trumpet, which he holds in both hands. Figure is mounted on a rectangular stand. “T.B.” is incised on the bottom of the stand. H=21.0cm; W=9.3cm; L=8.1cm JP-750
Donor:
John Paul
Collection place:
Santa María Atzompa, Oaxaca, Mexico
Culture or time period:
Mixtec
Collector:
John Paul
Materials:
Ceramic (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines and Women (female humans)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions