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Cat figure
Object Number 2002.6.2
Display Title Cat figure
Descriptions
Object Description Cat figure; unglazed tan clay with brown slip, scraped away to make spotted pattern; round pink eyes
Inventory Description Sculpture, cat figure, tan on brown, unglazed, perf. at back of head,curved tail
Classification
  • Sculpture
Department Ethnographic
Date 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Oaxaca / <County> / Oaxaca
Materials Terra cotta
Dimensions Overall: 18.5 x 20.5 x 9 cm (7 5/16 x 8 1/16 x 3 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2002.6.2; 104.3 (crossed out)
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 (1952 - 2/16/02)
Donor Alice B. Melvin (1952 - 2/16/02)

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