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.

  • 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