Lizard figurine

Museum number:
3-26895
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Accession number:
Acc.2897
Description:
Lizard (iguana); carved of wood; lacquered in the 2-layered rayado technique; (see 3-26876-878); black lacquer undercoat with pink details of head and tail and various animal forms on body in low relief. Underside plain black. Novelties of this sort are carved of wood in Temalacacingo, sold in Olinala, where they are lacquered and prepared for resale
Donor:
Katharine D. Jenkins and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Olinalá, Guerrero, Mexico
Collector:
Katharine D. Jenkins
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines and Lizards
Accession date:
January 17, 1973
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Loans:
S1990-1991 #5: Mingei International Museum of World Folk Art (August 14, 1990–March 5, 1991)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Lizard figurine, accession number 3-26895, described as Lizard (iguana); carved of wood; lacquered in the 2-layered rayado technique; (see 3-26876-878); black lacquer undercoat with pink details of head and tail and various animal forms on body in low relief. Underside plain black. Novelties of this sort are carved of wood in Temalacacingo, sold in Olinala, where they are lacquered and prepared for resale

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