Figurine Fragment
34-32-284
From: Venezuela | State Of Apure | Delta of Apure River | Arauquin
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 34-32-284 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Venezuela | State Of Apure | Delta of Apure River | Arauquin |
| Culture Area | Circum-Caribbean |
| Locus | Surface |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Ceramic |
| Description | Animal or human head broken from a pot. Black ware firing very dark buff; traces of red paint. Very long grooved mouth; knob for nose, grooves for nostrils; ridges and holes for eyes. Four incised lines at left corner top of figure, as if hand were places there, producing a cornice effect. No ears. |
| Height | 4 Measurement Unit Not Provided |
| Width | 4.2 Measurement Unit Not Provided |
| Thickness | 2.8 Measurement Unit Not Provided |
| Credit Line | University Museum / Columbia University Venezuelan Expedition; Vincenzo Petrullo, 1934 |
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