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Standing figure w/ legs apart and arms bent; arms and hands are pressed to sides; wide torso; two small knobs at the sides of the chest for breasts; large head with large nose; nose ring; tall sloping coiffure w/ incised hair; hollow; pierced ears.
Female Figure
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Female Figure

Maker West Mexican Artist
Dateundated
Place of originMexico, North and Central America
MediumCeramic with painted decoration
Dimensions9 1/2 x 3 3/4 x 2 1/4 in. (24.1 x 9.5 x 5.7 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Rod McGalliard
Object number1995.28.92
Collections
Visual DescriptionStanding figure w/ legs apart and arms bent; arms and hands are pressed to sides; wide torso; two small knobs at the sides of the chest for breasts; large head with large nose; nose ring; tall sloping coiffure w/ incised hair; hollow; pierced ears.
Standing figure with arms bent and elbows out; hands rest on stomach; small rounded knobs for breasts; no neck and very large head and nose; ornamentation at arm, ears and nose; vessel sits atop head; hollow; red and white painted decoration.
Female Figure
West Mexican Artist
undated
Standing female figure; legs set wide apart; long feet with high arches; wide, flat chest and torso; wide shoulders; very short arms up at sides; shallow knobs for breasts at sides of chest; no neck; large nose and ears; thick head crest.
Female Figure
West Mexican Artist
undated
Seated figure with legs splayed in front; arms bent at elbows; no hands or feet; broad torso; small knobs for breasts at sides of chest; large head and nose with ornamentation at nostrils; tall coiffure with incised lines for hair.
Female Figure
West Mexican Artist
200-1 BCE
Standing female figure; short arms raised out to the sides; round, protruding stomach; wide torso; small knobs for breasts at sides of chest; no neck; large nose; head tie with ornamentation.
Female Figure
West Mexican Artist
undated
Standing female figure with short arms held out to the sides; small knobs for breasts on either side of the chest; wide torso; thick neck; large head with large nose; head tie with ornamentation at middle of forehead.
Female Figure
West Mexican Artist
undated
Standing female with ankle length skirt; arms curve inward with hands on stomach; very flat, wide torso and chest; large head and nose; twisted head tie; ornamentation at ears, neck and elbows; slightly raised breasts with small knobs; geometric design
Female Figure
West Mexican Artist
undated
Standing female figure; legs set wide apart; feet have high arches; slightly rounded abdomen; wide torso & shoulders; small knobs for breasts at sides of chest; large nose and ears; backward arching crest over head.
Female Figure
Mexican Artist
300-500
A reddish-brown clay figurine. It has short legs, short, outstretched arms, and round breasts. The elongated head features a long nose, white-ringed eyes, an open mouth, and is topped with a flat, ridged headdress.
Female Figure
West Mexican Artist
undated
Reclining on platform raised at top end with two conical pegs; legs bent at knees; right hand on right knee; left arm raised, broken off; wide chest; large nose and chin; braces on either side of head; coiffure decorated with incised lines
Male Figure
West Mexican Artist
undated
Seated figure with right knee to right breast and left leg folded beneath body; hunched back with raised backbone; left hand on stomach; right hand holding large bowl to right shoulder; ornamentation at nose, ears, mouth, and left shoulder; large head with incised lines for hair; small pointed knobs for breasts at sides of chest.
Female Figure
West Mexican Artist
1-300
A flat tan clay figurine with a tall, ribbed headdress featuring a central red stripe. The face has slanted eyes, pierced circular cheeks, and a snout-like nose. Its small arms rest on its chest above long, separated legs.
Female Figure
West Mexican Artist
undated
A flat tan clay figurine with a tall, ribbed headdress featuring a central red stripe. The face has slanted eyes, pierced circular cheeks, and a snout-like nose. Its small arms rest on its chest above long, separated legs.
Female Figure
West Mexican Artist
undated

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