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Object Number
993-24-20/27510
Display Title
Ceramic black on red unglazed chia seed planter
Descriptions
Object Description
Ceramic black on red unglazed chia seed planter in the form of a tree with climbing animals and a serpent at the base. some believe that (they) were used for offerings in homes and altars and also in the "milpas" corn harvest, among the natives that live along the amazon river. signed "mex".
Inventory Description
Figurine, moulded and punctate tree on circular base with 2 zoomorphic fig
Classification
- Figurine
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1900-1993
Culture
- Modern
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Mexico
/
Guerrero?
/
<County>
/
Ameyaltepec?
Materials
Ceramic
Dimensions
Overall: 20.1 x 9.4 x 9.5 cm (7 15/16 x 3 11/16 x 3 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
993-24-20/27510; 3 I [31?]
Credit Line
Gift of Alice B. Melvin, in celebration of donor's father and mother, Professor A. Gordon Melvin and Lorna Strong Melvin, donor's sister, Mary Melvin Petronella, family friend, Luis Hererra Garcia, friend, Richard Paul Baydin, and donor's cats, Miss Amiga, Sir Minky, and Pyewacket
Provenance
Collector
Alice B. Melvin
(August 16, 1993)
Donor
Alice B. Melvin
(August 16, 1993)
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