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Male effigy
Chupícuaro
Late Preclassic
300–100 B.C.
Object Place: Guanajuato, México
Medium/Technique
Earthenware with red and white slip
Dimensions
Overall: 7.6 x 2.8 cm (3 x 1 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Margret Craver Withers
Accession Number1993.762
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsFigurines
DescriptionHand-modeled standing human figure, likely female based on the body position, with arms bent and hands covering abdomin and genitalia. The wrapped headdress and circular earflares are painted red, and the wide collar-like necklace is painted white.
ProvenanceBy 1972, acquired in Mexico or Guatemala by Margret Craver Withers (b. 1907 - d. 2010), Boston; 1993, gift of Margret Craver Withers to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 17, 1993)