Accession No

2011.15


Description

Figure of a man with bent knees and clasped hands, made from wood covered in cloth, with black hair made from thread, eyes possibly made from glass. Figure wears a red shirt and cream trousers, and blue and blue belt and neck tie. Cloth around face and feet possibly coated in wax.


Place

Americas; ?North America; ?Mexico


Period


Source

Lister, Susan E. [?donor]


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

2011.15


Cultural Affliation


Material

Cloth; Wood; ?Wax; ?Glass


Local Term


Measurements

100mm x 220mm x 110mm


Events

Context (Acquisition Details)
Found stored in a box in the Bevan Workroom in April 2011, with figures 2011.13, 2011.14, 2011.15, 2011.16 and 2011.17. Also in the box was a letter reading: '?June 25th. Lindium House, Cambridge. June 13th 1912. Received from Baron von Hugel the sum of one guinea for Mexican figurines. Susan E. ?Lister'.
Event Date 1912
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Cloth figurine of a seated man wearing a red shirt with yellow embroidery and cream-coloured woven trousers. Figure has ?glass eyes. Adhesive suggests the presence of a hat. Woven straw hat found with the figure, this may or may not be the original. Adhesive on the figure's feet and rear suggest it was once attached to a base.
Event Date 13/4/2011
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Figure of a man with bent knees and clasped hands, made from wood covered in cloth, with black hair made from thread, eyes possibly made from glass. Figure wears a red shirt and cream trousers, and blue and blue belt and neck tie. Cloth around face and feet possibly coated in wax.
Event Date 6/7/2021
Author: Emily Shorter


Conservation (Freezing)
CON.2022.5265 | Freezing
Event Date 17/2/2022
Author: Ayesha Fuentes


FM:36128

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