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Standing Figure

Culture: Possibly Mimbres, Native American
Medium: Stone, pigment
Place Collected: Sanders, Arizona, USA
Dates: 1000-1100
Dimensions: 3 x 1 3/4 x 3/4 in. (7.6 x 4.4 x 1.9 cm)
Collections: Arts of the Americas
Museum Location: This item is not on view
Accession Number: 03.325.4527
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 one third from the left. It has an open mouth with closed eyes. One of his arms is held across his chest and the other across the chest touching his shoulder. His head has a serrated edge as if wearing a headdress. See also 03.325.4528- 34. These figures were all found together inside a painted pot. They were purchased from the German trader, Cronmeyer.

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