Anthropomorphic figurine

Museum number:
3-30411
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Alternate number:
34 (previous number)
Accession number:
Acc.4779
Description:
standing figure with frog's head and human body/clothing. Long skirt & apron decorated with applied flowers, leaves and vines. Holds a small frog in left hand who is playing a musical instrument. A basket with 3 fish sits atop head, held in place by right arm and hand. Two long braids flow a down left breast and back. markings: AW 4/71 & 1.
Donor:
Steve Vietti
Collection place:
Mexico
Collector:
Arthur B. Waugh Jr. and Richard Vietti
Collection date:
April 1971
Materials:
Ceramic (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Anthropomorphic and Figurines
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
September 29, 2009
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
height 20.5 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Anthropomorphic figurine, accession number 3-30411, described as standing figure with frog's head and human body/clothing. Long skirt & apron decorated with applied flowers, leaves and vines. Holds a small frog in left hand who is playing a musical instrument. A basket with 3 fish sits atop head, held in place by right arm and hand. Two long braids flow a down left breast and back. markings: AW 4/71 & 1.

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