Mesoamerica
Displaying 401 - 425 of 425
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| 401 | 1998.19.24 | Cup | Miniature. It has an upraised base which curves toward the center. The actual cup extends up and out. It is shaped like a hollow half-oval. No handle. Color: BR |
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| 402 | 1998.19.25 | Cup | Miniature. It has an upraised base which curves toward the center. The actual cup extends up and out. It is shaped like a hollow half-oval. No handle. Color: BR,PR |
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| 403 | 1998.19.26 | Urn | Miniature. It has an upraised base which slants inward. The actual urn extends out and up, then curves and moves inward. Around the top opening hole is a small lip. There is a small handle near the rim opposite one another. Color: BR |
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| 404 | 1998.19.27 | Plate | Miniature. On a small upraised base which curves outward slightly to form the outer rim of the actual plate. Close to the center of the plate. There is a small upraised ridge. Color: BR |
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| 405 | 1998.19.28 | Pin, rolling | Miniature. The center p;iece is round light brown wood. At both ends of the center piece there is a slight ridge highlighted by dark brown ink, then the center roller ends. At both ends a handle protrudes from the center roller. The handles are of light brown wood, extend out and up at an angle, and are curved at the tip. Color: TN,BR |
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| 406 | 1998.19.29 | Turner, cake | Miniature. A handle with a rounded tip widens slightly when it connects with flat turner. At the top of the turner there is a diagonal cut into the wood, extending out, then it is a straight line down and across to complete the turner. The wood tapers to become thinner from the top of the turner to the bottom. Color: TN |
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| 407 | 1998.19.3 | Basket | Miniature. Base, side supports and handle are of light brown plastic, and the sides are yellow plastic. The yellow plastic strips are woven through the looped side supports. Color: BR,YL |
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| 408 | 1998.19.30 | Masher, potato | Miniature. A handle with a rounded tip widens slightly when it connects with the potato masher. The top of the masher angles out slightly to create a ridge which is colored dark brown. The rest of the masher is cylinder-shaped, and near the top a line of dark brown ink is drawn around the cylinder masher. There is a small hole in the base of the masher. Color: TN,BR |
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| 409 | 1998.19.31 | Ladle | Miniature. The handle widens before it connects with the ladle. Looking down into the ladle, the center is carved out, and there is a small hole in the center. Looking at the ladle from the side, the ladle curves downward and looks like a half-circle. Two dark brown lines are drawn into the bottom of the ladle, and another one at the base of the handle. Color: TN,BR |
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| 410 | 1998.19.32 | Mortar | Miniature. The handle has a rounded tip and widens slightly when it attaches to the body. There is a small ridge, then the wood extends out a bit at an angle. The next two pieces are similar to the first extension, except the pieces are successively larger and the the angle of inversion is greater. The final, base piece, is round, with the top colored dark brown. In the middle are vertical cuts into the wood, with dark brown horizontal lines between the grooves. There is a thin dark brown line drawn around the bottom, and a small hole in the base. Color: TN,BR |
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| 411 | 1998.19.33 | Saltshaker | Miniature. The base is round and the sides angle upward. Halfway up the sides come in contact with a circular piece of plastic, which forms the top half of the piece. Color: OR |
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| 412 | 1998.19.34 | Cloth, tapa | There are two types of diamonds on the cloth. The first type begins with brown ink drawn on the shape of a diamond, then two inner blue lines also in the shape of a diamond, set against white. The center of the diamond has blue lines drawn in the shape of an "M". There are two of them and they reflect one another. The rest of the diamond-shaped center is blue, with a white rectangle on either side. A brown line is drawn through the diamond. The second type has similar brown and blue outer lines as the first. Inside these lines are blue lines arranged in a step pattern and resemble a diamond. Inside the step diamond are two brown triangles, facing one another, with a vertical blue line drawn between them. These two styles of diamonds are arranged in an alternating pattern, with the first style in one horizontal row, then below it is the second style in a horizontal row below it. Connecting the tips of the diamonds in each row is a solid brown diamond, and the sides of the diamonds are separated by solid blue circles, with the white cloth showing through on the sides of the circles. Color: TN,BR,BL,WH |
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| 413 | 1998.19.35 | Shirt | A traditional Guatemalan shirt. There are thick vertical stripes of yellow surrounded on both sides with thin vertical stripes of orange, purple, green, and maroon. Next are thick vertical stripes of light blue surrounded on both sides with thin vertical stripes of red, dark purple, bright yellow, and dark blue. There is a breast pocket on both sides. On the rim of the pockets, collar and center buttons seen there is stitching. On the two outer edges the thread is light blue and stitched in a braid pattern. Inside the light blue thread on either side is light purple thread, stitched to resemble a circle. In the center is dark purple thread stitched to resemble a diamond, with an orange stitched center. The buttons are dark purple, sewn on with blue thread, and are inserted through a separate piece of cloth behind the center seam as not to show through a separate piece of cloth behind the center seam as not to show through on to the stitching. There is a button under the right collar, and a piece of cloth shaped like a loop on the left upper center seam to serve as a buttonhole. Color: PR,YL,BL,OR |
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| 414 | 1998.19.36 | Figurine | Female figurine in traditional Guatemalan dress. The skirt is white near the top, red in the middle, and black ast the bottom with red diamonds in the center. The bottom rim of the skirt is a jagged cut. The shirt is yellow and long-sleeved. She is wearing a multi-colored cape lined in green, and is wearing a black hat. In her hands she is holding a spinning spindel and yarn. Her face hands and feet are pink. The figuine is mounted on a thin square of cardboard. Color: RD,BK,WH,YL,ML |
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| 415 | 1998.19.37 | Figurine | Male figurine in traditional Guatemalan dress. He is wearing white pants and a long black shirt. The sleeves of the shirt are trimmed in silver and red, and the center has two red lines down the front and back with one green strip in the middle. His undershirt is white. He is playing a musical instrument, possibly a lute. A yellow cloth covers his hair, and he is wearing a black hat. Her face, hands, and feet are pink, and he is mounted on a thin square piece of cardboard. Color: WH,BK,RD,GR |
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| 416 | 1998.19.4 | Basket | Miniature. Base, side supports and handle are of light brown plastic, and the sides are green plastic. The green plastic strips are woven through the looped side supports. Color: BR,GR |
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| 417 | 1998.19.5 | Basket | Miniature. Base, side supports and handle are of light brown plastic, and the sides are yellow and pink plastic. The plastic strips have been woven through the looped side supports alternatively. Thin strips of blue plastic have been wrapped around the handle and woven through the top quarter of the basket at an angle. Color: BR,BL,YL,PK |
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| 418 | 1998.19.6 | Broom | Miniature. Handle is made of light brown wood which comes to a point at the top. The bristles are of light brown plastic, attached to the handle by two thin strips of copper wire at 1/4" intervals. Color: BR,OR |
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| 419 | 1998.19.7 | Fan, rice | Clay rice fan which was baked in a kiln and then painted. The inner rim and sides are rippled. The rim is painted green and the inside is painted red. The center of the rice fan has a pink flower painted in it, surrounded by flecks of green and yellow paint. Inside is covered with a clear glaze. Color: GR,RD,PK,YL |
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| 420 | 1998.19.8 | Fan, rice | Has been fired in a kiln. The rim and sides are rippled. The rim is painted green and the rest of the fan is painted red. In the center is a pink flower surrounded by green and yellow flecks. The inside is coverd with a clear glaze. Color: RD,GR,YL,PK |
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| 421 | 1998.19.9 | Fan, rice | Has been fired in a kiln. The rim and sides are rippled. The rim is painted green and the rest of the fan is painted red. In the center is a pink flower surrounded by green and yellow flecks. The inside is coverd with a clear glaze. Color: GR,RD,PK,YL |
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| 422 | 1999.9.1 | Rug | Long pastel rug with fringe at each end. Central rectangular area with white background enclosed by orange rectangle. Central area consists of 9 stylized diamonds repeating color but alternating in color as diamond enlarges. Stylized teardrop shapes highlight the medial lateral sides of the diamond blocks. A symmetric paired pattern of geometric designs created by small diamonds flank the large central diamonds. The outer edge has a diamond-like pattern of two shades of purple separated by blue. Underside of rug has handmade labels "100% wool/ Made in Mexico" at both ends. Color: PR,OR,WH,BL |
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| 423 | 2002.6.13 | Loom | Has unfinished weaving still attached. Stick at top and bottom. Four slender sticks hold threads apart and hold thread. Cloth has horizontal bands of color with narrow and wider bands alternating. Some bands have a pattern running across. Two wider bands in center have gold and green diamond pattern. Material tied to top and bottom sticks with a cord. Color: Bk,GY,RD,GD |
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| 424 | 2003.13.11 | Doll | Cloth male doll. Black body, white face, red hat. Red belt around waist and wooden stick with red paint tied on by belt. Yellow and magenta yarn tied at bottom of legs and arms and around neck. Color: BK,WH,RD,YL |
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| 425 | 2003.13.12 | Doll | Female cloth doll. Black waist-length shirt. Black legs, but wearing red parts with blue flowers sequence in two rows, then down front of shirt. Magenta and yellow yarn tied at bottom of arms and around neck. Black hair pulled back and tied behind head. Color: BK,RBL,YLWH |
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