Figure Item Number: 2847/45 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Terracotta figure of a kneeling man. The head is large with a round striped headdress, protruding features, prominent decorated ears, and a round open mouth with paint running across the cheeks in stripes. Hands are on thighs with elbows pointing outward. Chest has an indented navel and protruding nipples, emphasized with brown paint. The legs are painted with stripes in orange and brown. The base of the figure is undecorated and contains a hole that opens into the hollow interior of the figure. A similar hole is bored into the back of the head.