Wake figurine

Museum number:
3-15760
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1251
Description:
Figurine, ceramic, bisque fired, handpainted, polychrome; one of a group of 19 "Velorio" (wake) figures. Kneeling woman, white blouse, red skirt. 6.5 inches tall, H ca. 17.0 cm x W 9.6 cm.
Donor:
George M. Foster and Mary LeCron Foster
Collection place:
Ocotlan, Oaxaca, Mexico
Maker or artist:
Timoteo Aguilar
Collector:
George M. Foster and Mary LeCron Foster
Collection date:
Summer 1958
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Earthenware and Figurines
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Accession date:
1958
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
height 16.51 centimeters and width 9.6 centimeters
Comment:
H-14-8
Loans:
S1964-1965 #10: Science Center (Diablo Valley College) (September 4, 1964–October 30, 1964) and S2010-2011 #8: SFO Museum (June 1, 2011–May 22, 2012)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Wake figurine, accession number 3-15760, described as Figurine, ceramic, bisque fired, handpainted, polychrome; one of a group of 19 "Velorio" (wake) figures. Kneeling woman, white blouse, red skirt. 6.5 inches tall, H ca. 17.0 cm x W 9.6 cm.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Wake figurine, accession number 3-15760, described as Figurine, ceramic, bisque fired, handpainted, polychrome; one of a group of 19 "Velorio" (wake) figures. Kneeling woman, white blouse, red skirt. 6.5 inches tall, H ca. 17.0 cm x W 9.6 cm.

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