Female figurine

Museum number:
3-28797
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3707
Description:
Figurine. Woman with a basket on her back, carrying a lamb. Pottery, unglazed, gritty texture. Figure has been painted white overall with features and skirt decorated in black, yellow, purple, and magenta; woman's full skirt forms base. H 11.5 cm.
Donor:
Edgar C. Altermatt, Katharine D. Jenkins, and Mrs. Edgar C. Altermatt
Collection place:
Acatlán, Puebla, Mexico
Collector:
Katharine D. Jenkins
Collection date:
1957
Materials:
Ceramic (material), Clay, and Paint (coating)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines and Women (female humans)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
February 24, 1982
Context of use:
Collector states that object was probably made by Heron Martinez.
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
height 11.5 centimeters
Comment:
H-13-7
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Female figurine, accession number 3-28797, described as Figurine. Woman with a basket on her back, carrying a lamb. Pottery, unglazed, gritty texture. Figure has been painted white overall with features and skirt decorated in black, yellow, purple, and magenta; woman's full skirt forms base. H 11.5 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Female figurine, accession number 3-28797, described as Figurine. Woman with a basket on her back, carrying a lamb. Pottery, unglazed, gritty texture. Figure has been painted white overall with features and skirt decorated in black, yellow, purple, and magenta; woman's full skirt forms base. H 11.5 cm.

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