Figurine

34-25-167

From: Brazil | Santarem Area

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 34-25-167
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Tapajo
Provenience Brazil | Santarem Area
Culture Area Amazonia
Date Made 1300-1800 CE
Section American
Materials Ceramic
Iconography Human
Description

Buff ware; painted red but most of paint worn off; human figure with pursed lips, and ears having earplugs; in crouching position with right hand on right knee and left hand on penis; head turned to right; hair in two long braids down back; headdress on head. From big hole (see 34-25-17).

Height 5.8 cm
Credit Line Purchased from John Mayer, 1934

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