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Muisca (Chibcha)

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Caption

Muisca (Chibcha). Male or Female Figurine, ca. 1000–1540. Ceramic, pigment, 5 1/8 × 3 1/8 × 2 3/8 in. (13 × 7.9 × 6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1938, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, 38.576. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Male or Female Figurine

Date

ca. 1000–1540

Period

Pre-Spanish

Medium

Ceramic, pigment

Classification

Sculpture

Dimensions

5 1/8 × 3 1/8 × 2 3/8 in. (13 × 7.9 × 6 cm)

Credit Line

Museum Expedition 1938, Dick S. Ramsay Fund

Accession Number

38.576

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Muisca (Chibcha)

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