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Clay figure

Colour: 5 YR 5/4, reddish brown. Production technique: Moulded model Function: Rattle Pose: Standing, arms resting lengthwise against the body. Clothing: Headdress consisting of two semi-circular beads held together in the centre and at the sides with a kind of clasp. Shoulder cape, long at the back, long breast flap at the front, cut wide at the top. Petticoat. Jewellery: ear studs. Single-row pearl necklace with double pompom pendant. Beaded necklace made of large spherical beads. Remarks: Right foot slightly damaged. One hole in the base, two holes in the back. (Sambale 2003)

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Cultural attribution
Maya
Object type
Clay figure
Dimensions
Objektmaß: 7,5 x 3,9 x 3,2 cm
Material/Technique
Sound
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 4959

Provenance and sources

where
Mexico
Yucatán [Region]
who
Maya

who
Florentino Jimeno - Collectors

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