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Object Number
2003.30.1
Display Title
Clay figure, female
Descriptions
Object Description
Stylized clay figure, female; accentuated thighs; molded and black-painted hair on a small head; painted black circles around eyes, black mouth; brown tones painted on body with two horizontal lines between breasts and belly button; vertical lines run down along the inside of the legs in the front and down the back; geometric pattern consisting of crossing diagonal lines flanked by lines along the top and bottom run along the contour of the leg; hollow bellybutton; plant fiber apron
Inventory Description
Figurine, female, husk skirt, painted black and white
Classification
- Figurine
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1950 or earlier
Culture
- Caraya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Brazil
/
Mato Grosso
Dimensions
Overall: 13 x 4.5 x 3 cm (5 1/8 x 1 3/4 x 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2003.30.1
Credit Line
Gift of Margarita Button
Provenance
Collector
Margarita Button
(1950 ca. - 2002)
Donor
Judith B. Keyes
(2002 - 12/15/03)
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