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Standing Figure

Cultures: Mimbres, Native American; or Anasazi, Native American
Medium: Stone, pigment
Place Collected: Sanders, Arizona, USA
Dates: 1000-1100
Dimensions: 4 3/4 x 2 x 1 in. (12.1 x 5.1 x 2.5 cm)
Collections: Arts of the Americas
Museum Location: This item is not on view
Accession Number: 03.325.4530
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 fourth from the left (in back, largest figure). This figure has an open mouth with painted eyes. There is a pointed triangle on his forehead. His arms are short and held against his chest. His feet are also short and curled. 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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