Ceramic figure of a mythical beast in the form of a coin bank. Black painted quadruped with large gray markings spattered in fuchsia with a black tail; has 2 black horns, yellow eyes, flat nose and open red mouth with tongue sticking out. Coin slot on its back.
Donor:
Steve Vietti
Collection place:
Mexico
Collector:
Arthur B. Waugh Jr. and Richard Vietti
Materials:
Ceramic (material) and Paint (coating)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions and 7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Accession date:
September 29, 2009
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
height 17.5 centimeters, length 26 centimeters, and width 9 centimeters