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67-37-1
From: Mexico (Central America)
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 67-37-1 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Mexico (Central America) |
Culture Area | Central American |
Date Made | 1900-1915 |
Section | American |
Materials | Clay | Fiber | Metal |
Description | 6 mexicans around a card game, of fired clay; dress typical of turn of century; 7 pieces in all. One standing, one lying down, two sitting on blankets, two sitting on lumps of clay. Dress is typical of the turn of the century: short jackets, wide hats, tight pans slit to knees, mustaches, except for one seated figure who wears a black poncho and red scarf tied around head, no mustache. One smokes a cigarette. On the hide or blanket in the center are cards, coins, a bottle and a small grey pouch. Seven pieces in all. |
Credit Line | Gift of Emily M. F. Cooper, 1967 |
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