Figurine

Museum number:
3-31069
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21030031069
Alternate number:
JP-413 (previous number)
Accession number:
Acc.4777
Description:
WOODEN FIGURE OF THE VIRGIN MARY: Carved and painted, tall, thin, wooden figure, cloaked in a pink mantel which covers her head as well, and is decorated with yellow flowers and green leaves and tendrils, edged with yellow. The back of the mantel is black. Beneath the mantel she wears a purple gown. On her head she wears a crown of purple and orange, topped by a yellow cross. In her hands she holds a pink flower with a green stem. The figure stands on a square base carved and painted to resemble a stack of 5 blocks, alternately painted navy blue and orange.
Donor:
John Paul
Collection place:
Mexico
Collector:
John Paul
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Person depicted:
Mary (mother of Jesus)
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:
whole— depth 8.5 centimeters, whole— height 30.5 centimeters, and whole— length 3.5 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, accession number 3-31069, described as WOODEN FIGURE OF THE VIRGIN MARY: Carved and painted, tall, thin, wooden figure, cloaked in a pink mantel which covers her head as well, and is decorated with yellow flowers and green leaves and tendrils, edged with yellow. The back of the mantel is black. Beneath the mantel she wears a purple gown. On her head she wears a crown of purple and orange, topped by a yellow cross. In her hands she holds a pink flower with a green stem. The figure stands on a square base carved and painted to resemble a stack of 5 blocks, alternately painted navy blue and orange.

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