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Object Number 995-29-20/27340
Display Title Seated male figure with bony spine and arms crossed over knees
Descriptions
Object Description Male figure seated with knees bent in front of him and elbows resting on knees with arms crossed. Figure wears arms bands, neck rope, ear and nose rings, and wears hair in typical Jalisco style. Molded features with prominent nose and bulging eyes. Prominent ribs and spinal vertebrae visible on figure's back. Figure is predominantly red with white decorations on the ribs, around ankles, and on neck and arm bands. Figure is covered with black spots which are not part of the intentional decoration. (Could be dirt.)
Inventory Description Ceramic figurine, male, emaciated, necklace, armbands, earrings, nose ring
Classification
  • Figurine
Department Ethnographic
Date 1900-1995
Culture
  • Jalisco
  • Nayarit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Jalisco
Central America / Mexico / Nayarit
Materials Ceramic
Dimensions Overall: 33.2 x 25 x 14 cm (13 1/16 x 9 13/16 x 5 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 995-29-20/27340
Provenance
Collector Dr. William R. Wright (1995)
Donor Dr. William R. Wright (1995)

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