Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0594-0003 | |
| Category | Pottery | |
| Object Name | Figurine (woman with pot on head) | |
| Culture | Quechan (Yuma) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California, Arizona | |
| County | Imperial, CA, Yuma, AZ | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1890s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Clay; Pigment | |
| Description | 3-dimensional modeled figurine of a standing woman with her arms at her sides, bent at the elbows and her hands held in front of her chest; Figurine’s lower legs, entire upper body, and face are painted with rust-color lines and motifs representing body tattoos; A flaring bowl is positioned atop the figurine’s head, which originally served to hold a bundle of actual human hair that would have been styled in the traditional manner worn by Quechan women of the late 1800s; Figurine was also originally dressed in traditional Quechan clothing of the period, including beaded earrings; Figurines such as this were created for sale to tourists in the late 1800s. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 4.7, Depth = 4.5, Length = 19.3 | |