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Object Number
2003.30.4
Display Title
Clay figure, female
Descriptions
Object Description
Stylized clay figure, female; accentuated thighs; molded and black-painted hair; black circles below eyes; brown painted body in two tones with black bands on arms, circles around bellybutton, horizontal bands on outer legs flanked on sides by vertical lines; exaggerated bellybutton; plant fiber apron. Left arm broken and reattached; crack under left arm.
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: 19.5 x 6.5 x 4 cm (7 11/16 x 2 9/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2003.30.4
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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| 2003.30.6 | Clay figure, female |
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