AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1998.83.1-2
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AMICA Library Year:
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1999
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Creator Nationality:
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Mexican
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Creator Dates/Places:
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Mexico, Nayarit
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Mexico, Nayarit
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Title:
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Female Seated Figure
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Title Type:
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Primary
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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100 BC - 300 AD
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Creation Start Date:
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-100
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Creation End Date:
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300
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Materials and Techniques:
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pottery
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Classification Term:
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Ceramic
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Classification Term:
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Ceramic
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Dimensions:
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Average: 53.35cm x 30.5cm x 30.5cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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ID Number:
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1998.83.1
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ID Number:
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1998.83.2
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Credit Line:
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Gift of Clara Taplin Rankin
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Rights:
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Context:
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The peoples of ancient West Mexico dug deep shaft tombs with one or morechambers at the base in which to bury the dead. Such tombs were probablyused by a family or clan over several generations. Ceramic sculpturesdepicting human beings, domestic and wildanimals, fruits and vegetables,and architecture were among the offerings commonly deposited with the dead.This large and extraordinarily well-preserved pair of sculptures clearlyrepresents a family unit, perhaps relations of the deceased. Clothing,coiffure and headgear are carefully detailed, as is the elaborate jewelryworn by both husband and wife. Typical poses and occupations are alsoportrayed: while the woman nurses her infant, her husbands plays a turtleshell instrument with a deer antler.
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.1998.83.1.tif
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