Bells; black pottery in shape of female figure with skirt forming bell. Arms and torso crudely modeled while face appears to be cast from mold. Pottery clappers attached with strings. B) height 9.5 cm.
Donor:
Edgar C. Altermatt, Katharine D. Jenkins, and Mrs. Edgar C. Altermatt
Collection place:
San Bartolo Coyotepec, Oaxaca, Mexico
Collector:
Katharine D. Jenkins
Collection date:
1945
Materials:
Ceramic (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bells (idiophones)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
February 24, 1982
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Loans:
S1994-1995 #9b: SFO Museum (May 5, 1995–June 12, 1995)