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Clay figure

Colour: 7.5 YR 6/6, reddish yellow. Production technique: Press mould Function: Pipe Type: Tripod A Pose: Standing, right arm at the side of the body. Left arm bent, left hand pointing upwards, palm facing outwards. Clothing: Headdress consisting of a high feathered cap. A tuft of feathers is highlighted in a fan shape at the top centre. Ruff. Shirt, short-sleeved, consisting of U-shaped lamellae (feathers?). Skirt with a tiered, decorated lower hem. Wide waist belt. Jewellery: three round discs above the forehead. Ear pegs. Horizontal nose peg. Beaded bracelets, four rows. Knee straps set with two round discs. Remarks: The shirt and skirt may be a single garment (?). (Sambale 2003)

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Maya
Object type
Clay figure
Dimensions
Depth: 19,2 cm
Material/Technique
Sound
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 4775

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Mexico
    Yucatán
    who
    Maya
  • Collecting
    who
    Florentino Jimeno - Collectors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    American Archaeology

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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