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Clay figure

Colour: 5 YR 7/8, reddish yellow. Production technique: Press model Function: - Pose: Standing. Hands slightly stretched forwards. Remains of an object (?) in the right hand, left hand damaged with a slight hollow. Clothing: Dress, half-sleeved. The lower part decorated with geometric line patterns. Jewellery: Ear discs. Necklace, broad, with bead attachment and cross-shaped pendant. Including a rod-shaped extension with a pompom. Remarks: Long hair falling over the shoulders with a centre parting. Heavily weathered. Two holes in the front, one hole in the base, two holes in the back. The figure was acquired by Eduard Seler on a trip between July 1906 and September 1907. Acta betreffend der Reise des Direktors Prof. Dr. Seler nach Amerika in den Jahren 1906/07-1910/11. Pars I. B.26. File no.: 947/06, 1308/06, 1139/07. Provenance: Tabasco (Sambale 2003)

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Cultural attribution
Maya
Object type
Clay figure
Dimensions
Objektmaß: 15,5 x 8 x 4,5 cm
Material/Technique
Sound
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 31428

Provenance and sources

where
Mexico
Tabasco [Region]
who
Maya

who
Florentino Jimeno - Collectors

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