COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.1979.206.606
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MMA_.1979.206.606
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2002
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2002
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
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Description:
The bold geometric patterns in red, black, and white are characteristic of works in Chupicuaro style. Known from a region in the western state of Guanajuato that was flooded when a large dam was built in the late 1940s, Chupicuaro ceramic figures merge human and vessel forms in a manner well illustrated here. The figure's arms appear winglike?no fingers are indicated?and they may have functioned as handles. The feet have been stretched out to form the base of the entire vessel. The striking step-fret pattern is continuous on the figure's chest and back. While such renditions are traditionally interpreted as textiles, they cover Chupicuaro figures so completely that body paint may be represented.
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The bold geometric patterns in red, black, and white are characteristic of works in Chupicuaro style. Known from a region in the western state of Guanajuato that was flooded when a large dam was built in the late 1940s, Chupicuaro ceramic figures merge human and vessel forms in a manner well illustrated here. The figure's arms appear winglike?no fingers are indicated?and they may have functioned as handles. The feet have been stretched out to form the base of the entire vessel. The striking step-fret pattern is continuous on the figure's chest and back. While such renditions are traditionally interpreted as textiles, they cover Chupicuaro figures so completely that body paint may be represented.
Description
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Creator Nationality:
North American; Central American; Mesoamerican; Chupicuaroan
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North American; Central American; Mesoamerican; Chupicuaroan
Creator Nationality
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Creator Name-CRT:
Chupicuaro
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Chupicuaro
Creator Name-CRT
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Title:
Figure Vessel
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Figure Vessel
Title
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View:
Principal view
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Principal view
View
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Creation Date:
3rd?1st century B.C.
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3rd?1st century B.C.
Creation Date
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Creation Start Date:
0
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Creation Start Date
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Creation End Date:
0
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Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
Ceramic
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Ceramic
Materials and Techniques
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Creation Place:
Mexico
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Mexico
Creation Place
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Dimensions:
H. 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm)
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H. 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm)
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
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Owner Location:
New York, New York
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New York, New York
Owner Location
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ID Number:
1979.206.606
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1979.206.606
ID Number
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Credit Line:
The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979
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The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979
Credit Line
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Copyright:
Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
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Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
Copyright
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Rights:
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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp</a>
Rights
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.h1_1979.206.606.tif
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MMA_.h1_1979.206.606.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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