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Donor Name:
Hettie Tenney  Search this
Height - Object:
15.88 cm
Culture:
Tesuque  Search this
Object Type:
Figure
Place:
New Mexico, United States, North America
Notes:
FROM CARD: "SEATED POTTERY FIGURE, OF A MALE, HOLDING A SMALL POT IN HIS LAP, WITH RIGHT HAND INSIDE, OTHER ONE ON THE OUTSIDE. OF GREY POTTERY. EARS STICK OUT LIKE THE HORN IN MIDDLE OF FOREHEAD, OPEN MOUTH. THOUGH DESIGNATED "GOD OF HUNGER", GUADALAJARA, MEXICO BY THE COLLECTOR, THIS IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE FIGURES OF THE TESUQUE KNOWN AS RAIN GODS. REFER TO CAT. NOS. 361921, 385854, 351049. - R. ELDER. REFER. THE LIVING MUSEUM, VOL. 16, NO. 9, JAN. 1955, P. 550-1."
Record Last Modified:
30 Jul 2020
Specimen Count:
1
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
029900
USNM Number:
EL102-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3959faa49-ce14-45a9-aede-4813cc5e88b3
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8492142