Anthropomorphic figurine

Museum number:
3-30409
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Alternate number:
32 (previous number)
Accession number:
Acc.4779
Description:
Standing figure with pig's head and human body/clothing. Long skirt and apron decorated with applied flowers and vines. Carries a piglet under each arm and one is resting atop her head. Two long braids flow down back. markings: RV 7/71 & T.B.
Donor:
Steve Vietti
Collection place:
Mexico
Maker or artist:
Teodora Blanco
Collector:
Arthur B. Waugh Jr. and Richard Vietti
Collection date:
July 1971
Materials:
Ceramic (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Anthropomorphic and Figurines
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 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Anthropomorphic figurine, accession number 3-30409, described as Standing figure with pig's head and human body/clothing. Long skirt and apron decorated with applied flowers and vines. Carries a piglet under each arm and one is resting atop her head. Two long braids flow down back. markings: RV 7/71 & T.B.

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