Shepherd figurine

Museum number:

3-28736f

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Accession number:

Acc.3707

Description:

Shepherd figurine (nativity scene). Silhouette cut from tin plate, embossed, painted with colored varnish; mounted on platform of soldered tin plate. Height 10 cm.

Donor:

Edgar C. Altermatt, Katharine D. Jenkins, and Mrs. Edgar C. Altermatt

Collection place:

Oaxaca, Mexico

Verbatim coll. place:

Mexico, Oaxaca, Oaxaca

Collector:

Katharine D. Jenkins

Collection date:

1970

Object type:

ethnography

Object class:

Figurines

Function:

5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions

Accession date:

February 24, 1982

Department:

Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area