Figurine
34-25-171
From: Brazil | Para State | Santarem
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 34-25-171 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Tapajo |
Provenience | Brazil | Para State | Santarem |
Culture Area | Amazonia |
Date Made | 1300-1800 CE |
Section | American |
Materials | Ceramic |
Iconography | Woman |
Description | Buff ware; painted red and black; squatting; one knee missing; thighs, arms, buttocks, chest, and hair painted with black lines; neck with red band bordered by black; ring of black around protruding lips; earplugs shown by circle and dot in black paint; female, wearing loin cloth; belt of red paint, bordered by black shown only at back; wrists braceleted by 2 encircling incised lines. From big hole (see 34-25-17). |
Height | 13 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from John Mayer, 1934 |
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