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Ceramic seated male Figure eating from a pot held between knees
Ceramic seated male Figure eating from a pot held between knees
Object Number 995-29-20/27341
Display Title Ceramic seated male Figure eating from a pot held between knees
Descriptions
Object Description Male figure with knees bent in front of him and a tall pot sitting between knees. Left elbow rests on knee with left hand in his mouth. Right hand rests on rim of pot. Figure wears arm bands, four earrings in each ear, and headband. Molded features include prominent ears and flat nose and open mouth. Figure is predominantly red, but armbands, neck decorations, and pot are white. Red face with black oval around eyes. Figure is covered with black spots which are not part of the intentional decoration. (Could be dirt.)
Inventory Description Ceramic figurine, seated male, eating from jar, perfs, arm bands, earrings
Classification
  • Figurine
Department Ethnographic
Date 1900-1995
Culture
  • Jalisco
  • Nayarit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Nayarit
Central America / Mexico / Jalisco
Materials Ceramic
Dimensions Overall: 29 x 19.5 x 17.3 cm (11 7/16 x 7 11/16 x 6 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 995-29-20/27341
Provenance
Collector Dr. William R. Wright (1995)
Donor Dr. William R. Wright (1995)

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