Anthropomorphic figurine

Museum number:
3-30385
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
8 (previous number)
Accession number:
Acc.4779
Object count:
1
Description:
standing figure with human body and pony's head, with standing ears, a forelock and long braids down the back. Wears an apron with an animal head applied to it, and the base is lined with 5 small, open, effigy pots with animal heads on the sides. Holds a small effigy pot in both hands and a pot rests on each shoulder. markings: AW 2/71 & T.B. 3.
Donor:
Steve Vietti
Collection place:
Mexico
Maker or artist:
Teodora Blanco
Collector:
Arthur B. Waugh Jr. and Richard Vietti
Collection date:
February 1971
Materials:
Ceramic (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Anthropomorphic and Figurines
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
September 29, 2009
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
height 17.5 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Anthropomorphic figurine, accession number 3-30385, described as standing figure with human body and pony's head, with standing ears, a forelock and long braids down the back. Wears an apron with an animal head applied to it, and the base is lined with 5 small, open, effigy pots with animal heads on the sides. Holds a small effigy pot in both hands and a pot rests on each shoulder. markings: AW 2/71 & T.B. 3.

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