Culture/People:

probably Zapotec (attributed)  Search this

Artist/Maker:

attributed to Josefina Aguilar, Zapotec  Search this

Collector:

Gertrude Litto (Trudy Litto/Mrs. Frank A. Litto), Non-Indian, 1929-2017  Search this

Frank A. Litto, Non-Indian, 1919-2017  Search this

Previous owner:

Gertrude Litto (Trudy Litto/Mrs. Frank A. Litto), Non-Indian, 1929-2017  Search this

Frank A. Litto, Non-Indian, 1919-2017  Search this

Donor:

Gertrude Litto (Trudy Litto/Mrs. Frank A. Litto), Non-Indian, 1929-2017  Search this

Frank A. Litto, Non-Indian, 1919-2017  Search this

Object Name:

Figure

Media/Materials:

Pottery, paint

Techniques:

Modeled, painted, glazed

Dimensions:

4.5 x 5.5 x 14 cm

Object Type:

Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Place:

Ocotlán de Morelos; Ocotlán de Morelos Municipality, Ocotlán District, Valles Centrales Region; Oaxaca State; Mexico (inferred)

Date created:

1960-1970

Collection History:

Formerly in the collection of Gertrude "Trudy" Litto (1929-2017) and her husband Frank A. Litto (1919-2017) who conducted research on ceramic production and marketing in Latin America; donated to NMAI by Frank and Gertrude Litto in 2004.

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Catalog Number:

26/3385

Barcode:

263385.000

See related items:

Zapotec

Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e01bba03-2488-4e7b-9154-21198a118ed0

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_279536