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Representation of a fattening dog

Apart from turkeys, small hairless dogs were the only domestic animals in Mesoamerica. Their meat was considered tasty. In addition to meat offerings, they were also sacrificial offerings to the gods.

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Cultural attribution
Colima
Object type
Clay figure
Dimensions
Objektmaß: 19 x 14,2 x 10,5 cm
Material/Technique
Sound
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 34439

Provenance and sources

where
Mexico
West Mexico [Region]
Michoacán [Bundesstaat]
who
Colima

who
Bünz - Former Possessors
Arnold Vogel - Collectors

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