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Dog Figure

Colima

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Object Label

Kahlo loved the Mexican hairless dog breed xoloitzcuintli, named after Xólotl, the Aztec canine god associated with the underworld, such as the one she depicted in the painting The Love Embrace of the Universe, the Earth (Mexico), Diego, Me, and Señor Xólotl (1949), on display in the previous gallery. Her passion for the animals extended to a collection of Colima dog sculptures, like the one displayed here.

Caption

Colima. Dog Figure, 200 B.C.E.–300 C.E.. Ceramic, 11 1/4 × 8 1/2 × 16 3/4 in. (28.6 × 21.6 × 42.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, A. Augustus Healy Fund, 37.390. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Culture

Colima

Title

Dog Figure

Date

200 B.C.E.–300 C.E.

Medium

Ceramic

Classification

Sculpture

Dimensions

11 1/4 × 8 1/2 × 16 3/4 in. (28.6 × 21.6 × 42.5 cm)

Credit Line

A. Augustus Healy Fund

Accession Number

37.390

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Colima

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