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Emaciated Crouching Figure

CultureNayarit
OriginNayarit, Mexico
PeriodLate to Terminal Formative Period (300 BCE-300 CE)
Date300 BCE - 300 CE
MediumRed earthenware, red slip, cream pigment, burnishing, and hand-built.
DimensionsOverall: 20 x 14 cm (7 7/8 x 5 1/2 in.)
DescriptionChinesco crouching figure, Late Formative period, with narrow arms crossed and resting on raised knees. The figure has a curving back with exaggerated spine, incised rib-cage, and heart-shaped face. It is painted in deep brownish-orange with areas of cream.


Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.51
Classifications
Ancestral Abiayala
Sub-classification
Mesoamerica
Status
Not on view
Standing Male Figure
Artist / Maker: Nayarit artist(s)
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.53
Seated Male Figure
Artist / Maker: Nayarit artist(s)
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.52
Standing Female Figure
Artist / Maker: Nayarit artist(s)
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.45
Large Seated Male Figure
Artist / Maker: Colima or Jalisco artist(s)
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.42
Figure of a Seated Drummer
Artist / Maker: Jalisco artist(s)
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.56
Figural Vessel
Artist / Maker: Colima artist(s)
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.26
Figure of a Seated Warrior with Shield and Weapon
Artist / Maker: Jalisco artist(s)
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.59
Two Figures; A Dancer and a Drummer
Artist / Maker: Zacatecas artist(s)
200-500 CE
Object number: G83.1.16.1-.2
Face Mask
Artist / Maker: Colima artist(s)
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.36
Pair of Seated Figures
Artist / Maker: Nayarit artist(s)
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.48.1-2
Figure of Seated Ballplayer
Artist / Maker: Nayarit artist(s)
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.49
Standing Female Figure
1100-800 BCE
Object number: G83.1.1201