Pot Item Number: 2979/8 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Small blackware pot of human figure with a tri-lobed basket-like object on his back. The pot is wide at bottom, narrowing toward the neck with slightly convex curvature. The mouth is narrow, inside a very large rim that flares into a three-lobed structure. Decoration on the pot includes carved clovers and incised linear designs. The lobes are decorated with incised diamond shapes. Attached to the front of the pot is a crouched human carrying the pot with a tumpline?, with arms raised and to the rear, holding the rim. The figure has a large head and face, with protruding forehead, nose and chin, carved smiling mouth, and carved eyes.
Narrative
A modern reproduction of a Colima style pottery figure/pot.
Item History
- Made in Colima, Mexico ? before 1955
- Collected during 1955
- Owned by Jonathan A. Levin before September 10, 2012
- Received from Jonathan A. Levin (Donor) on September 10, 2012
What
Who
- Culture
- Mexican
- Previous Owner
- Jonathan A. Levin
- Received from
- Jonathan A. Levin (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Colima, Mexico ?
When
- Creation Date
- before 1955
- Collection Date
- during 1955
- Ownership Date
- before September 10, 2012
- Acquisition Date
- on September 10, 2012
Other
- Item Classes
- ceramics
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2979/0008