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Human; large recessed eyes; bulbous nose and open upturned mouth; three pointed crest at top of head; seated with legs splayed in front and hands holding toes.
Effigy Figure
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Effigy Figure

Dateundated
Place of originDominican Republic, North and Central America
MediumClay
Dimensions4 3/4 x 3 3/16 x 2 1/4 in. (12.1 x 8.1 x 5.7 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Rod McGalliard
Object number1995.28.142
Collections
Visual DescriptionHuman; large recessed eyes; bulbous nose and open upturned mouth; three pointed crest at top of head; seated with legs splayed in front and hands holding toes.
Seated figure with short, cylindrical legs splayed in front; thick body; small arms bent at elbows with hands on hips; wide head, down turned mouth; small knob between eyes at bottom of wide headband; short crown on head; four toes on each foot.
Baby Figure
Nicaraguan Artist
c. 800 - 1200
Seated Female Effigy Figure
Seated Female Effigy Figure
Mexican Artist
100 BC-100 AD
Roughly spherical head, either human or monkey, hollow with circular mouth wide open, leading to inside, upturned nose with poked nostril holes, coffee bean eyes with small poked holes for pupils, ears with holes poked in lobes, crest on head with hole at forehead, neck broken off
Figure Head
Costa Rican Artist
1200-1550
Standing female figure, frontal, small arms attached to body with hands placed on sides of abdomen, thick legs, tapering to foot with indicated toes. Head in flattened and heart shaped protruding nose with rings, coffee bean eyes, two poke marks for mouth ears pierced, figuring in red slip, white pigment indicates groin flap, traces of white along hairline and around eyes, white indicating ankle bracelets.
Standing female figure
Mexican Artist
100 BCE-200 CE
Human; slightly recessed circular eyes outlined by raised rings; open mouth reveals clenched teeth; incised lines across fore head, bridge of nose and cheeks.
Effigy Head
undated
Animal; seated with hands on knees; large head with eyes set on either side; crest at top of head; very large pointed nose/beak; incised detail.
Effigy Figure
undated
Stirrup pot with flat oval bottom, rounded egg-shaped body with stubby pointed tail, raised appliqués of legs - frog-like in back, wide turtle-like in front, large head with low beak -like nose, small eyes, three lines for mouth, and ears, stirrup handle has spout missing tail of attached monkey on stirrup
Seal Effigy Stirrup Spout Vessel
Chimu Artist
1200 - 1476
Seated figure with short feetless legs splayed out; broad shoulders; armbands; hands pressed to stomach area; pointed projection at nose area; tall rounded coiffure with incised linear design; traces of red and black pigmentation.
Female Figure
West Mexican Artist
undated
Human head with triangular shaped head; short three-pointed crown over the large concave eyes; large wide cheeks; open mouth; triangular shaped nose with concave nostrils.
Effigy Head
undated
A grey-brown stone carving of a figure on a small black stand. It has a pointed head, large deeply recessed eyes, a wide mouth, and limbs folded tightly against a rounded torso that tapers to a pointed base.
Effigy Figure
undated
Seated Female Figure
Seated Female Figure
Mexican Artist
300-100 BCE
Seated male figure with legs flexed and pulled up torso, arms at side, hands on knees, wide bony shoulders, large head, jutting jaw, were-jaguar mouth with extended tongue, wide flat nose, bulbous rectangular eyes, low crown of head, back of figurine is very rough; traces of pigment on surface of figure.
Seated Male Figure
Olmec Artist
1000-300 BCE

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