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Figure of woman with child on back and vessel in front
Figure of woman with child on back and vessel in front
Object Number 2004.24.27489
Display Title Figure of woman with child on back and vessel in front
Descriptions
Subject
  • Child
  • Woman
  • Figure
  • Vessel
Department Photographic
Date 1977
Artist Hillel S. Burger
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Costa Rica
Additional Geographic Terms Rio Diquis
Materials Negative, black and white
Dimensions Overall: 12.7 x 10.16 cm (5 x 4 in.)

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Diquis Red and Black Line figure of woman with child on back and vessel in front
976-32-20/24724 Diquis Red and Black Line figure of woman with child on back and vessel in front
Figurine
Costa Rica
Tsamgao, /Gunda, "≠Gao Lame" (headman of Band 1), unidentified man, ≠Gao (son of Gau), Gau (husband of Be and Khuan//a), and !Naishi (with headband) sitting in the back row; and ≠Nisa (wife of //Ao) with her baby, unidentified girl, unidentified woman (possibly from / /Ti!kay's group), unidentified child, "Little ≠Gao" (son of /Qui and //Kushay) and //Kushay (behind "Little ≠Gao") sitting in the front
2001.29.685 Tsamgao, /Gunda, "≠Gao Lame" (headman of Band 1), unidentified man, ≠Gao (son of Gau), Gau (husband of Be and Khuan//a), and !Naishi (with headband) sitting in the back row; and ≠Nisa (wife of //Ao) with her baby, unidentified girl, unidentified woman (possibly from / /Ti!kay's group), unidentified child, "Little ≠Gao" (son of /Qui and //Kushay) and //Kushay (behind "Little ≠Gao") sitting in the front
Gautscha
[No folder title]: Tsamgao, /Gunda, "≠Gao Lame" (headman of Band 1), unidentified man, ≠Gao (son of Gau), Gau (husband of Be and Khuan//a), and !Naishi (with headband) sitting in the back row; and ≠Nisa (wife of //Ao) with her baby, unidentified girl, unidentified woman (possibly from / /Ti!kay's group), unidentified child, "Little ≠Gao" (son of /Qui and //Kushay) and //Kushay (behind "Little ≠Gao") sitting in the front (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.29273 [No folder title]: Tsamgao, /Gunda, "≠Gao Lame" (headman of Band 1), unidentified man, ≠Gao (son of Gau), Gau (husband of Be and Khuan//a), and !Naishi (with headband) sitting in the back row; and ≠Nisa (wife of //Ao) with her baby, unidentified girl, unidentified woman (possibly from / /Ti!kay's group), unidentified child, "Little ≠Gao" (son of /Qui and //Kushay) and //Kushay (behind "Little ≠Gao") sitting in the front (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
Female figure with child on back
2004.24.26477B Female figure with child on back
Angola
Female figure with child on back
2004.24.26477A Female figure with child on back
Angola
Portrait of woman with child strapped to back
2004.24.32509 Portrait of woman with child strapped to back
Brazil
Woman with a child on her shoulders, walking with a woman carrying a load of grass and a baby on her back
2001.29.14630 Woman with a child on her shoulders, walking with a woman carrying a load of grass and a baby on her back
Gautscha
Wooden figure, mother carrying child lengthwise on her back. Contrasting brown
975-12-50/11807 Wooden figure, mother carrying child lengthwise on her back. Contrasting brown
Figurine
Africa
Woman carrying a child in a sling on her back walking toward a group of women and children, with her back to the camera
2001.29.17226 Woman carrying a child in a sling on her back walking toward a group of women and children, with her back to the camera
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Woman carrying a child on her back, and another child standing next to her
2001.29.25289 Woman carrying a child on her back, and another child standing next to her
Naulila
Woman and child, seen from the back; another person crouching in a tsĩ field in the background
2001.29.25440 Woman and child, seen from the back; another person crouching in a tsĩ field in the background
Gautscha
Woman with a child on her shoulders, walking with a woman carrying a load of grass and a baby on her back
2001.29.26039 Woman with a child on her shoulders, walking with a woman carrying a load of grass and a baby on her back
Gautscha