Hollow head fragment of large figurine
- Title:
- Hollow head fragment of large figurine
- Collection:
- Selections from the Cornell Anthropology Collections
- Donor:
- Charles Fred Hartt
- Country:
- Brazil
- ID Number:
- Anthr1870_004_0149_01
- Old Catalog Number:
- 870.4.149
- File Name:
- Anthr1870_004_0149_01.jpg
- Culture:
- Native Amazonian
- Style/Period:
- Native Amazonian
- Work Type:
- figurines
- Measurement:
- 100 (to neck constriction) x 99 (head maximum) x 89 (head maximum) x 6 (wall) (millimeters, height x width x breadth x thickness)
- Description:
- Painted red and excised for negative effect, design includes coronal arch, T eyebrow-nose and W motifs. Surface finish: Modelled and smoothed and polished prior to application of red paint ( 10 R 4/5) then excision to detail face and W motifs. Raised portions include mouth , eyes, T eyebrow coronal arch, ad round lump in middle of W motif. Interior has extremely small and narrow (3mm) coils still visible. Also shows punctures at neck constriction on each side, now exteriorly obliterated. Slip: hardness: 3 thickness:
- Bibliography:
- Meggers and Evans, 1957
Palmatary, 1950 - Archival Collection:
- Amazonian ceramics
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
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