JP-754 (previous number (collector's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4777
Object count:
1
Description:
TEODORA BLANCO ANTHROPOMORPHIC FIGURE: Ceramic figure with the head of a cat and the body of a human. She wears a long skirt decorated with applied leaves and three salamanders, drop earrings and a bead necklace. On her head is a cowboy hat. The bodice of her dress is also decorated with applied flowers and leaves which are placed a the ends of her long braids, which are attached at sides of her head and rest on her shoulders and arms. Both of her hands rest on one of the salamanders. “S/FE/’84” is inscribed in ink inside skirt. H=15.0cm; W=8.3cm; L=7.0cm JP-754
Donor:
John Paul
Collection place:
Santa María Atzompa, Oaxaca, Mexico
Culture or time period:
Mixtec
Collector:
John Paul
Materials:
Ceramic (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Anthropomorphic and Figurines
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions