Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Hunchback Figure
(Ancient Americas )
Chontal is the name given to a group of objects that are less rigidly geometric than Mezcala works. The three-dimensional quality, facial treatment, and hatch marks on the arms identify this figure as Chontal. The meanings of the implements in the hands - perhaps a gourd or "mano" (a cylindrical grinding tool) and a cup - are not known.
Provenance
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Agueda Hernandex, Nyack, New York; Albert Ulrich, Taxco, Mexico; Rebecca Herrero Stokes, New York; Walters Art Museum, 2003, by gift.
Exhibitions
| 2002-2010 | Art of the Ancient Americas. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Mexico, Guerrero (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 3 15/16 x W: 2 15/16 x D: 2 7/8 in. (10 x 7.5 x 7.3 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Rebecca Herrero Stokes, 2003
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
29.5