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Object Number
2008.10.23
Display Title
Dolls, 2 men playing marimba, affixed to stand
Descriptions
Object Description
Dolls, 2 men in matching woven clothing, playing wooden marimba with brocaded textile trim. Bodies of vegetal fiber-wrapped wire; cloth faces with embroidered features; orange and white checked pants; yellow shirts; one with orange sash, blue neckerchief, red head covering and one foot un-nailed; the other with one with pink neckerchief and dark blue head covering; one with drumsticks in hands. Feet and marimba nailed to wood stand, marked "Marimberos." Two bars missing, two detached; marimba coming off of nails
Inventory Description
Doll, two standing women, playing marimba on wood stand
Classification
- Toy
Department
Ethnographic
Date
ca. 1957-1963
Culture
- Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Guatemala
Dimensions
Overall: 13 x 14 x 7 cm (5 1/8 x 5 1/2 x 2 3/4 in.)
Quantity
3
Label on object
2008.10.23
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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