Figurine

Object Number:

33-28-8

Current Location:

Mexico and Central America Gallery

Culture:

Huaxtec Archaic

Provenience:

Mexico (Central America)
Tamaulipas
Rio Panuco

Culture Area:

Central America

Section:

American

Materials:

Ceramic

Technique:

Incised

Iconography:

Female

Description:

Buff clay. Steatopygous female. Mouth and incised decoration of hair, wrists and abdomen painted red. Probably tattooing on breast and shoulders.

Credit Line:

Gift of the Estate of Colonel Henry D. Paxson

Mayan Gallery (1954 - 2001)

Mesoamerican Gallery (23 Mar 2001)