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Female Figure

Culture: Possibly Mimbres, Native American
Medium: Stone, pigment
Place Collected: Sanders, Arizona, USA
Dates: 1000-1100
Dimensions: 3 3/4 x 1 1/4 x 3/4 in. (9.6 x 3.2 x 1.9 cm)
Collections: Arts of the Americas
Museum Location: This item is not on view
Accession Number: 03.325.4534
Credit Line: Museum Expedition 1903, Museum Collection Fund
Image: Group, 03.325.4527_.4528_.4529_.4530_.4531_.4532_.4533_.4534.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: The figure is the third from the right. This figure has an open mouth with closed eyes. Her arms are held across her chest. Her vagina clearly shows as she is crouching on a smooth ball form. See also 03.325.4527- 34. These figures were all found together inside a painted pot. They were purchased from the German trader, Cronmeyer.

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