Female figurine

Museum number:
3-30394
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Alternate number:
17 (previous number)
Accession number:
Acc.4779
Description:
standing, female figure with headdress composed of two goblets and a small figure playing a musical instrument. Long skirt is decorated with applied flowers and leaves. Holds an urn in her left hand and a pitcher containing a goose in her right hand. Two goblets are at the hem on each side. Tiny feet protrude at the hem. markings: A W 4/71 & T.B. 4.
Donor:
Steve Vietti
Collection place:
Mexico
Maker or artist:
Teodora Blanco
Collector:
Arthur B. Waugh Jr. and Richard Vietti
Collection date:
April 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 20.5 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Female figurine, accession number 3-30394, described as standing, female figure with headdress composed of two goblets and a small figure playing a musical instrument. Long skirt is decorated with applied flowers and leaves. Holds an urn in her left hand and a pitcher containing a goose in her right hand. Two goblets are at the hem on each side. Tiny feet protrude at the hem. markings: A W 4/71 & T.B. 4.

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