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Object Number 993-24-20/27560.3
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 armadillo tail, tapered cylindrical body with black an
Classification
  • Figurine
Department Ethnographic
Date 1900-1993
Culture
  • Modern
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Jalisco / <County> / Tonala
Materials Ceramic
Dimensions Overall: 12.1 x 3 x 2.6 cm (4 3/4 x 1 3/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 993-24-20/27560.3
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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