Bird; made of gourd; wings are detachable and are made of gourd or tree calabash shells; legs of wood; set in wood base; beak made of thorns; lacquered in yellow with some brush work in touches of red and green; beak and feet in red paint; base green lacquer; overall H 18 cm; W 14 cm, L 21 cm. Basic lacquer technique (see 3-26848)
Donor:
Katharine D. Jenkins and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Olinalá, Guerrero, Mexico
Verbatim coll. place:
Mexico; Guerrero, Olinala
Collector:
Katharine D. Jenkins
Collection date:
1962
Materials:
Paint (coating) and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Accession date:
January 17, 1973
Context of use:
Household decoration
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
length 21 centimeters, width 14 centimeters, and height 18 centimeters
Comment:
H-11-4
Loans:
S2010-2011 #8: SFO Museum (June 1, 2011–May 22, 2012)