Seated Figure with Bowl
Artist:
Unknown
Place made:Mexico
General region:North and Central America
Culture: Jalisco
Period: Pre-Columbian
Date: ca. 200 B.C.-A.D. 300
Medium: Earthenware with paint
Dimensions:
height: 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm)
width: 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm)
depth: 9 in. (22.9 cm)
Credit Line: San Antonio Museum of Art, Bequest of Elizabeth Huth Coates
Object number: 97.1.2
Provenance: (W. Douglas Hague, San Francisco, CA, by 1972); by purchase from W. Douglas Hague to Elizabeth Huth Coates (nee Maddux) (1909-1996), San Antonio, TX, May 1, 1972; by bequest from the estate of Elizabeth Huth Coates to the San Antonio Museum of Art, 1997.
Label Text
This figurine is of a style known to the Jalisco region of Mexico. Well-known to this region are subterrean (shaft) tombs where figurines like this one were placed along with other figures and often many earthenware vessels. The significance of the figures inclusion in the tombs is unclear, but they offer a glimpse into the dress and activities of the past. On this figure's face is black paint which may represent scars or face paint which provides insight into the marking of personal identity. (Bernadette Cap, 2022)
Not on view
In Collection(s)
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