Bird figurine

Museum number:
3-26897
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Accession number:
Acc.2897
Description:
Bird form; long-necked heron (garza); carved of wood, with cavity in body like bowl of spoon, for serving tidbits (called botanas) at parties; lacquered in rayado technique. Black, with details of neck and head, and figures around body in blue; inside of “bowl” plain red.
Donor:
Katharine D. Jenkins and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Olinalá, Guerrero, Mexico
Collector:
Katharine D. Jenkins
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines
Accession date:
January 17, 1973
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bird figurine, accession number 3-26897, described as Bird form; long-necked heron (garza); carved of wood, with cavity in body like bowl of spoon, for serving tidbits (called botanas) at parties; lacquered in rayado technique. Black, with details of neck and head, and figures around body in blue; inside of “bowl” plain red.

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