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Object #     2006-154/1
Object name     Figurine
Culture of Origin     Binizaa, Tavehua, Oaxaca
Materials     Clay
Techniques     Modeled
Dimensions     H: 9.5 in, W: 4 in, D: 4.2 in
Exhibit Label    

"The old women of [Tavehua] carry on the pottery tradition... their pottery is creative and playful. Those who continue pottery... represent the last generation of an ancient lineage of potters."
Tony Mindling, American photographter and researcher, excepted with permission from "Manos de Oxxca"
Source     Ms. Rebecca W. Andrews
Credit     Gift of Rebecca W. Andrews


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