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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Mexican
Title:Female Drummer
Date Made:400 BCE-200 CE
Type:Sculpture
Materials:Terracotta
Place Made:North America; West Mexico; Jalisco
Measurements:overall: 3 5/8 in x 2 3/4 in x 2 1/8 in; 9.2075 cm x 6.985 cm x 5.3975 cm
Narrative Inscription:  verso, ctr (pencil, white label): LB / JALISCO / (black ink) 14
Accession Number:  MH 2006.3.11
Credit Line:Bequest of Mary Ryan Orwen (Class of 1935)
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Female drummer figure seated with instrument between legs and hands resting on drum. Filleted headdress with incised braided pattern. Pellets applied to chest suggest breasts. Red paint over much of body and head.

Tags:
ancient; archaeology; indigenous people

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