Figurine
72-23-29
From: Western Mexico | Jalisco (uncertain) | Nayarit (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 72-23-29 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Western Mexico | Jalisco (uncertain) | Nayarit (uncertain) |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Ceramic |
| Description | Figure standing behind table or drum. Clay with red glaze. Black stripes painted on headdress and ears of figure, and on drum's top and sides. White or beige stripes on chest; back, arms and legs of figure, and on sides of drum. Left hand of figure is on drum; right hand is on chin. Nose, mouth area of figure is elongated. Left arm is cracked at elbow line. Torso of figure is flat and wide, with a tail-like extension at base of spine. |
| Height | 21 cm |
| Width | 9 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Walter C. Piper, 1972 |
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