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Object Number
2008.10.22
Display Title
Dolls, 2 men playing marimba, affixed to stand
Descriptions
Object Description
Dolls, 2 men in matching woven clothing and straw hats, playing wooden marimba with textile trim. Bodies of vegetal fiber-wrapped wire; cloth faces with embroidered features; blue, white and black plaid pants; orange and white shirts; green-brimmed straw hats; drumsticks in hands. Feet and marimba nailed to wood stand, marked "Marimberos"
Inventory Description
Doll, two standing men, fiber hats, playing marimba on stand
Classification
- Toy
Department
Ethnographic
Date
ca. 1957-1963
Culture
- Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Guatemala
Dimensions
Overall: 14 x 14 x 7 cm (5 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 2 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2008.10.22
Credit Line
Gift of Camilla M. Smith
Provenance
Collector
Augustus Ledyard Smith
(ca. 1957-1963 - ca. 1957-1963)
Donor
Camilla M. Smith
(ca. 1957-1963 - 6/30/08)
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Guatemala
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Guatemala
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| 2008.10.12 | Doll, man with plant fiber bundle and straw hat, affixed to stand |
Toy
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Guatemala
| |
| 2008.10.11 | Doll, man with clay vessel and wood bundle, affixed to stand |
Toy
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Guatemala
| |
| 2008.10.15 | Doll, man with wood bundles, straw hat and fan, affixed to stand |
Toy
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Guatemala
| |
| 2008.10.16 | Doll, man with plant fiber bundle and straw hat, affixed to stand |
Toy
|
Guatemala
| |
| 2008.10.18.1 | Doll, man with straw hat and fan, affixed to stand |
Toy
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Guatemala
| |
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Percussion
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Kenya
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| 31-22-50/B5067 | Marimba & sticks |
Percussion
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Belgian Congo
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| 11-46-50/83106 | Marimba and sticks |
Percussion
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Angola
| |
| 05-31-50/64959 | Marimba with hand sticks |
Percussion
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South Africa
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| 31-22-50/B5096 | Marimba and 2 sticks and 2 gourds from marimba |
Percussion
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Congo
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