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Clay figure

Colour: 10 R 8/2, pink-white. Production technique: Moulded model Function: - Pose: Standing. Limbless. Clothing: Shoulder cloth, short in front, rounded and decorated with little heads with an open mouth. A floral (?) decoration in the centre. The hem is trimmed with fringes. Petticoat with sewn-on hem, decorated with a chequered and polka dot pattern. Jewellery: ear studs. Single-row pearl necklace with double pompom pendant. Remarks: U-shaped hairstyle, with centre parting and vertical, narrow hair. A piece is missing below the chin on the right. Two round holes at shoulder and hip height. Otherwise in very good condition. (Sambale 2003)

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Cultural attribution
Maya
Object type
Clay figure
Dimensions
Objektmaß: 17,8 x 9,5 x 5,5 cm
Material/Technique
Sound
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 4742

Provenance and sources

where
Mexico
Yucatán [Gebiet]
who
Maya

who
Florentino Jimeno - Collectors

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