String puppet (marioneta) representing the character Venus. Puppet wears a very long dark pink skirt, and a short dark pink top with plastic round nipples attached to the outside. Her hair is also pink; clear plastic points project from the back of her head. Her midriff is exposed, showing very p...
String puppet (marioneta) of the character Jupiter. Puppet wears a long off-white cotton robe with gold coloured grasses hanging around the outside and a gold coloured crown made of individual curved strips of metal with dark blue stone pieces attached to each. There is a painted paper collar tha...
Three dimensional ceramic panel representing a scene of political satire. Plaque has seventeen colourful figures in total, including a removable figure at top-centre (part b) and two removable flags (parts c-d). The background of the panel is yellow. Inscribed at bottom.
Terracotta modeled head with basket handle and rounded base. Face has nose in high relief with punched nostrils, applied round eyes, notched mouth and double circular-incised ears. Breakage restored.
Deer effigy polished bottle with single conical spout and strap-bridge handle. Terracotta with negative geometrical decoration consisting of lines and dots. Circular ears, red-brown eyes in relief, incised mouth and black snout and hooves. Traces of cream paint. Broken and repaired.
Feline effigy burnished bottle with single conical spout, strap handle and bridge handle. Terracotta with negative circular spots on body. Bulging eyes and nose, prominent four fangs, tongue up; four fingers in front hooves and three in posterior. Tail has band of negative decoration. Breakage re...
Peccary effigy bottle with double spout, bridge handle and burnished surface. Terracotta with negative décor, cream and red-brown slips. Duck effigy with prominent beak in blind spout with negative and cream bands. Several groups of three horizontal cream lines in body, triangular cream necklace,...
"T" shaped figurine. Terracotta with traces of cream slip. Round eyes, broad horizontal line incised as a mouth and punched detail on head. Transverse hole in neck for suspension. Vestigial legs. Not restored.
Gift of Dr. John H. Finney
Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc.