Figurine

33-28-8

From: Mexico (Central America) | Tamaulipas | Rio Panuco

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 33-28-8
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Huaxtec Archaic
Provenience Mexico (Central America) | Tamaulipas | Rio Panuco
Culture Area Central American
Section American
Materials Ceramic
Technique Incised
Iconography Female
Description

Buff clay. Steatopygous female. Mouth and incised decoration of hair, wrists and abdomen painted red. Probably tattooing on breast and shoulders.

Height 8.2 Measurement Unit Not Provided
Width 2.7 Measurement Unit Not Provided
Thickness 3.2 Measurement Unit Not Provided
Credit Line Gift of the Estate of Colonel Henry D. Paxson, 1933

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