COLLECTION NAME:
MAW Collection
Record
Filename:
MawM0323-000.jp2
Identifying Number:
MawM0323
Title:
Standing female figure with hands on her abdomen.
Subject:
Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Chupícuaro (Guanajuato)
Subject:
Art--Mexico--Chupícuaro (Guanajuato)
Subject:
Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
Description:
The hands on the abdomen of this young lady indicate she is a fertility figure, buried with the deceased to ensure fertility in the afterlife. She has an elaborate hairdo, headband, earspools, and bracelets. The black pigment on her body suggests body paint or clothing.
Materials:
Ceramic: buff clay; appliqued; pigment present: black and red.
Publisher:
California State University, Los Angeles
Date:
between 500 B.C. and 1 B.C.
Type:
Artifact
Object Type:
Figure
Dimensions:
4 5/8 in high x 1 1/2 in wide x 5/8 in deep
Collection:
MAW Collection
Location:
Chupicuaro, Mexico
Rights:
Physical collection housed at California State University, Los Angeles. | MATERIALS ARE IN COPYRIGHT | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
Culture:
Chupicuaro
Period:
Late Preclassic
