Female Figure
Arts of the Americas
CULTURE
Possibly Mimbres
MEDIUM
Stone (volcanic tuff), pigment
DATES
1100â1000 B.C.E.
DIMENSIONS
2 1/4 x 1 x 1/2 in. (5.7 x 2.5 x 1.3 cm) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Arts of the Americas
ACCESSION NUMBER
03.325.4533
CREDIT LINE
Museum Expedition 1903, Museum Collection Fund
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Carved stone female figurine with an open mouth and closed eyes. Her arms are held along her sides and under her stomach. Her head has a wrapped form suggesting a headdress, and there are bracelet grooves on her lower arms. She is in a kneeling position sitting on her legs, and has a pronounced vulva.
See also 03.325.4527- 34. These figures were all found together inside a painted pot. They were purchased from the German trader, Cronmeyer.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Possibly Mimbres. Female Figure, 1100â1000 B.C.E. Stone (volcanic tuff), pigment, 2 1/4 x 1 x 1/2 in. (5.7 x 2.5 x 1.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1903, Museum Collection Fund, 03.325.4533. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 03.325.4527_.4528_.4529_.4530_.4531_.4532_.4533_.4534.jpg)
IMAGE
group, 03.325.4527_.4528_.4529_.4530_.4531_.4532_.4533_.4534.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
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