Ceramic figure of a mythical beast in the form of a coin bank. A green painted quadruped, with 4 broad, triangular horns around face and yellow spikes along back. Applied eyes rimmed in red; snout highlighted in yellow; red mouth open with human head sticking out (broken off). Coin slot on left side, lower half of body.
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:
width 14 centimeters, length 34 centimeters, and height 19.5 centimeters