Male figurine

Museum number:
3-29138e
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3707
Description:
Figurines. Men made of paper mache in graduated sizes, each mounted on a thin piece of wood; painted do that each figure is wearing a bright blue suit with white trimming, a yellow sombrero with red decorations. (a) H 13 cm; (b) H 14 cm; (c) H 14.5 cm
Donor:
Edgar C. Altermatt, Katharine D. Jenkins, and Mrs. Edgar C. Altermatt
Collection place:
Mexico City, Mexico
Verbatim coll. place:
Mexico; Mexico D.F.; Mexico City
Collector:
Katharine D. Jenkins
Collection date:
1956
Materials:
Paint (coating), Paper (fiber product), and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines and Men (male humans)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
February 24, 1982
Context of use:
Judas figure?
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Comment:
c-only; H-9-4
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Male figurine, accession number 3-29138e, described as Figurines. Men made of paper mache in graduated sizes, each mounted on a thin piece of wood; painted do that each figure is wearing a bright blue suit with white trimming, a yellow sombrero with red decorations. (a) H 13 cm; (b) H 14 cm; (c) H 14.5 cm

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