Figurine with baby; clay with garments; (a) mother; standing figure with outstretched arms; dressed in woven wool garment; baby in carrier (sling) on her back; H woman including garment 9 cm; (b) baby wrapped in blue woven cloth; L 4.5 cm Baked clay, various garments, yarn, synthetic
Donor:
Barbara E. Busch
Collection place:
Chiapas, Mexico
Verbatim coll. place:
Mexico; Chiapas; Chamula Indian (Tzotzil speakers)
Culture or time period:
Chamula
Collector:
Barbara E. Busch
Collection date:
1983
Materials:
Clay, Hair (material), Paint (coating), and Synthetic
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Baked clay and baked clay objects (object genre) and Dolls (figurines)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions, 6.1 Cradles and Swaddling, and 6.2 Toys, Children’s Utensils, Objects used in the Education of Children