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figures (representations)
Female figure
Colima ceramics are characterised by their brown-red colour and by their varied morphology, which represents animals, plants and humans. Of particular note among the zoomorphic representations are the xoloitzcuintles, which are a unique breed of American dog characterised by the lack of hair and popularly known as perros pelones (hairless dogs). Their presence in tombs can be put down to the fact …
Creator
- colima
Type of item
- Figure
- figures (representations)
Medium
- Ceramic
- ceramic (material)
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Rights
- Museu de Cultures del Món
Creation date
- 0300/0900
Places
- Mexico
- Mexico
Identifier
- MCM 1 15
- http://hdl.handle.net/10970/objects/H601329
Extent
- 23 x 19 x 16,5 cm
Providing country
- Spain
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2015-06-15T16:28:44.947Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2016-04-13T14:59:19.360Z