Chest

Museum number:
3-15738
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1241
Description:
Wood chest; lid angular vault, hinged; lacquered in the two layered or rayado technique, ble over orange; floral forms and small animals, geometric borders. The Rayado technique: second coat of contrasting color with design incised and excess material removed from around the figure leaving design in low relief; see accession envelope No. 2897
Donor:
George M. Foster
Collection place:
Olinalá, Guerrero, Mexico
Collector:
George M. Foster and Mary LeCron Foster
Collection date:
Summer 1958
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Accession date:
1958
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Loans:
S1968-1969 #28: Design Department (UC Berkeley)/Ruth Boyer (October 18, 1968–December 4, 1968)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Chest, accession number 3-15738, described as Wood chest; lid angular vault, hinged; lacquered in the two layered or rayado technique, ble over orange; floral forms and small animals, geometric borders. The Rayado technique: second coat of contrasting color with design incised and excess material removed from around the figure leaving design in low relief; see accession envelope No. 2897

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