Armadillo figurine

Museum number:
3-29024
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
553 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.3707
Description:
Figurine. Wood carved in the shape of an armadillo, feet, head and tail carved separately and nailed to body, feet turn; painted with yellow body and bright pink shell, black features. lg.- 23.0 cm., ht.- 5.0 cm.
Donor:
Edgar C. Altermatt, Katharine D. Jenkins, and Mrs. Edgar C. Altermatt
Collection place:
Oaxaca, Mexico
Verbatim coll. place:
Mexico, Oaxaca
Collector:
Katharine D. Jenkins
Collection date:
1970
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
February 24, 1982
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
height 5 centimeters and length 23 centimeters
Comment:
H-13-8
Loans:
S2010-2011 #8: SFO Museum (June 1, 2011–May 22, 2012)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Armadillo figurine, accession number 3-29024, described as Figurine. Wood carved in the shape of an armadillo, feet, head and tail carved separately and nailed to body, feet turn; painted with yellow body and bright pink shell, black features. lg.- 23.0 cm., ht.- 5.0 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Armadillo figurine, accession number 3-29024, described as Figurine. Wood carved in the shape of an armadillo, feet, head and tail carved separately and nailed to body, feet turn; painted with yellow body and bright pink shell, black features. lg.- 23.0 cm., ht.- 5.0 cm.

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