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Ancestor figurine

Bahía, 500

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Bahía

Ancestor figurine

Bahía

Ancestor figurine

Bahía, 500

Physical Qualities Earthenware, 3 1/8 × 1 5/8 × 1 1/16 in. (8 × 4.1 × 2.7 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Phyllis K. and A. Harvey Schreter, Baltimore
Object Number 1989.405
Small mold-made figure in brown earthenware shows deceased elder in burial shroud; closed eyes, hands on chest.

Culture

Bahía

2000–2000

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