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Object Number
993-24-20/27560.2
Display Title
Ceramic polychrome 3 piece armadillo figurine w/ moveable head + tail
Descriptions
Object Description
Ceramic polychrome 3 piece armadillo figurine w/ moveable head + tail. body: l: 16 cm, w: 8 cm, h: 9.5cm,
head: l: 10.5 cm, w: 4.4 cm tail: l: 12 cm, w: 2.7.
Inventory Description
Figurine, moulded hollow armadillo head, moulded ears, incised mouth, bl
Classification
- Figurine
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1900-1993
Culture
- Modern
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Mexico
/
Jalisco
/
<County>
/
Tonala
Materials
Ceramic
Dimensions
Overall: 10.8 x 4.2 x 4.2 cm (4 1/4 x 1 5/8 x 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
993-24-20/27560.2
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
Donor
Alice B. Melvin
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