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Object Number
2003.30.2
Display Title
Clay figure, female
Descriptions
Object Description
Stylized clay figure with arms bent in front of belly button, female; accentuated thighs and breasts; molded and black-painted hair; black half-circles on cheeks; open mouth; brown body with black curving bands at chest, bands on arms, grid pattern with circles on legs; hands flank exaggerated bellybutton; plant fiber apron
Inventory Description
Figurine, female with 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 5.2 x 3 cm (5 1/8 x 2 1/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2003.30.2
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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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003.30.3 | Clay figure, female |
Figurine
|
Mato Grosso
| |
| 2003.30.4 | Clay figure, female |
Figurine
|
Mato Grosso
| |
| 2003.30.5 | Clay figure, female |
Figurine
|
Mato Grosso
| |
| 2003.30.6 | Clay figure, female |
Figurine
|
Mato Grosso
| |
| 2003.30.1 | Clay figure, female |
Figurine
|
Mato Grosso
| |
| 2003.30.7 | Clay figure, female |
Figurine
|
Mato Grosso
| |
| 2003.30.8 | Seated clay figure, female |
Figurine
|
Mato Grosso
| |
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Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
Cajamarquilla
| |
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Figurine
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Arizona
| |
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Media Restricted
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Figurine
|
North America
| |
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Effigy
|
Ancient Graves
| |
| 2006.38.28 | Bark cloth skirt |
Skirt
|
Zaire
|