Accession No
2005.27
Description
Pottery car with driver. The car is painted in yellow, blue, purple, green and black. the designs consist of flowers. The driver sits behind the steering wheel. Two white birds sit in a basket on top of the car.
Place
America; North America; Mexico; ?Michoacan
Period
Source
Van der Leeuw, Sander Ernst (Dr) [collector]; Crowther-Beynon Grant [monetary donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
2005.27
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic
Local Term
Measurements
80mm x 130mm x 150mm
Events
Context (Field collection)
Collected by Dr Sander Ernst van der Leeuw between July and August 1991. Pottery from following villages have been studied in the region of Michoacan: Capula, Tzintzuntzan, Colonia Lazaro Cardenas, Santa Fé de Laguna, Huancito, Patamban and San José de Gracia.
Event Date 1991
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Pottery car with driver. The car is painted in yellow, blue, purple, green and black. the designs consist of flowers. The driver sits behind the steering wheel. Two white birds sit in a basket on top of the car.
Event Date 18/4/2005
Author: maa
FM:265353
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