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MOA: University of British Columbia

2956/97

Small ceramic figure of a hedgehog. The face, under-body and legs are pink, and the main body is covered with brown, black, white and yellow spiky protrusions. The eyes and nose are black, and the cheeks a darker pink than the face.

  • Narrative

    Since the 19th century, pottery toys from Barcelos have become ubiquitous throughout Portugal. Today they are more elaborate than the whistles and figures first written about by travellers more than a century ago.

  • Type of Item figure
  • Culture Portuguese
  • Material clay, paint
  • Measurements height 6.5 cm, width 7.5 cm, depth 6.0 cm (overall)
  • Creator Manuel Esteves Lima
  • Field Collector Anthony A. Shelton
  • Previous Owner Anthony A. Shelton
  • Received from Museum of Anthropology Exhibitions Budget, Anthony A. Shelton
  • Made in Barcelos
  • Collected in Portugal
  • Creation Date during 2011
  • Collection Date between 2011 and 2012
  • Ownership Date before September 17, 2012
  • Acquisition Date on September 17, 2012
  • Item Classes ceramics
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 2956/0097

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