Figurine

Museum number:
3-30645
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4777
Description:
Blanco figure; unglazed ceramic figure of a woman with a round, shallow pot on her head that has a bat's face on the front side. the woman wears thick braids and earrings on each side of her head and features are applied; holds a small animal in her left arm and a pot with a fluted edge in her right. dress is richly decorated with applied flowers, vines and bunches of grapes; applied string of beads around neck. Back side is undecorated except for the beaded necklace. unsigned.
Donor:
John Paul
Collection place:
Santa María Atzompa, Oaxaca, Mexico
Collector:
John Paul
Materials:
Ceramic (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
February 24, 2011
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
base— diameter 13 centimeters, whole— height 34.5 centimeters, and whole— width 21 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, accession number 3-30645, described as Blanco figure; unglazed ceramic figure of a woman with a round, shallow pot on her head that has a bat's face on the front side. the woman wears thick braids and earrings on each side of her head and features are applied; holds a small animal in her left arm and a pot with a fluted edge in her right. dress is richly decorated with applied flowers, vines and bunches of grapes; applied string of beads around neck. Back side is undecorated except for the beaded necklace. unsigned.

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