Accession No
1949.518 B
Description
Toy armadillo with a pottery body, and a wooden head and tail. Body is painted black with white and red decoration; head and tail are painted black with red features of the head and white decoration on both. Head and tail are suspended with string inside the body allowing them to move.
Place
Americas; North America; Mexico
Period
Source
Gadow, Hans Friedrich (Sir) [collector]; Gadow, Clara Maud (Mrs) [bequeather]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1949.518 B
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Pottery; Wood
Local Term
Measurements
145mm
Events
Context (References)
Gadow, Hans. 1908. Through Southern Mexico: Being an Account of the Travels of a Naturalist. London: Witherby & Co.
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for 1949.518 A-B: 'Two toy armadillos. Pottery body painted black, white and red. Wooden head and tail, each suspended independently.'
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Display)
Exhibited: On display in CUMAA anthropology gallery, case 41 (start date of display unknown). Removed from display on 12/08/1986.
Event Date 12/8/1986
Author: Lucie Carreau
Context (Display)
Exhibited: 1949.518 A Redisplayed in the Mexico case (51), Maudslay Hall, since 1990.
Event Date 1990
Author: Lucie Carreau
Description (Physical description)
Toy armadillo with a pottery body, and a wooden head and tail. Body is painted black with white and red decoration; head and tail are painted black with red features of the head and white decoration on both. Head and tail are suspended with string inside the body allowing them to move.
Event Date 30/6/2021
Author: Sam Daisley
FM:292621
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