Figurine group

Museum number:
3-30750
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Alternate number:
JP-50 (previous number)
Accession number:
Acc.4777
Description:
Miniature figure group: Two ceramic figures - monkey and snake - mounted on a fragment of tree bark, whose top surface is painted green. Monkey is black with red "blood" over right shoulder and on head; snake is painted brown and black with read "blood' on head and coils.
Donor:
John Paul
Collection place:
Mexico
Culture or time period:
Mexican
Collector:
John Paul
Materials:
Ceramic (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines, Miniature (size attribute), and Snakes
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
February 24, 2011
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
whole— length 6 centimeters, whole— height 4.5 centimeters, and whole— width 4.3 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Figurine group, accession number 3-30750, described as Miniature figure group: Two ceramic figures - monkey and snake - mounted on a fragment of tree bark, whose top surface is painted green. Monkey is black with red "blood" over right shoulder and on head; snake is painted brown and black with read "blood' on head and coils.

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