Figure
MOA: University of British Columbia
3191/8
Model of a mariachi dancer. Tiny figure is of a woman in a white shirt with blue decoration and a red skirt with a patterned hem, covered by a green apron. She holds her skirts above her ankles in preparation to dance. Figure is precisely painted. Her feet are planted on a small square base.
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Narrative
Collected in Mexico by the donor's grandmother, Harriet MacDonald (nee McCurdy), in the 1930s.
- Type of Item figure
- Culture Mexican
- Material paint, metal
- Measurements height 2.0 cm, width 0.6 cm, depth 0.5 cm (overall)
- Previous Owner Harriet Dickie McCurdy, Penny Perry
- Received from Penny Perry
- Made in Mexico
- Creation Date before 1940
- Ownership Date before 1945, before August 2, 2016
- Acquisition Date on August 2, 2016
- Condition excellent
- Accession Number 3191/0008