Ceramic figure of menacing deer with snakes for horns. Deer is painted brown and wears a white flower medallion necklace (6 medallions total); 2 Snakes atop of head (1 broken off) are orange with yellow spots. Deer is standing on all fours; mouth is painted red and open, with painted white teeth. Coin slot is on 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:
height 27 centimeters, width 7.5 centimeters, and length 20 centimeters