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Object Number
2003.30.3
Display Title
Clay figure, female
Descriptions
Object Description
Stylized clay figure, female; accentuated thighs and belly; molded and black-painted hair on small head; painted black circles on cheeks, thick black band across chest and arms, black and brown geometric shape on abdomen, black and brown bands on legs; exaggerated bellybutton; plant fiber apron. Broken at neck and repaired; pieces missing at throat and back of hair; crack at lower back.
Figure's left leg is broken and held by plant fiber apron; right leg shows signs of cracking (04/19/04).
Inventory Description
Figurine, female, ceramic, painted with husk skirt
Classification
- Figurine
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1950 or earlier
Culture
- Caraya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Brazil
/
Mato Grosso
Dimensions
Overall: 14.3 x 3.7 x 4 cm (5 5/8 x 1 7/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2003.30.3
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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