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Man carrying a child
Nayarit
Late Preclassic to Early Classic periods
300 B.C.–A.D. 200
Object Place: Nayarit, México
Medium/Technique
Earthenware: cream and white slip
Dimensions
Overall: 13.5 x 6.8 x 3.8 cm (5 5/16 x 2 11/16 x 1 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Margret Craver Withers
Accession Number1993.764
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsFigurines
DescriptionFigurine depicting a standing male human carrying a child on his shoulders. The child's upper torso is painted with cream slip that ends at his neck, which may indicate body paint or a long-sleeved tunic. The same cream slip covers his lower legs and feet, and also creates a vertical striped pattern on his hipcloth. The man wears a tubular headband and his legs are painted with cream slip.
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)