The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 18, 2024
Female Figurine
400–100 BCE
Overall: 7.8 x 4.5 x 1.8 cm (3 1/16 x 1 3/4 x 11/16 in.)
Location: not on view
Did You Know?
Groups of figurines were sometimes arranged in scenes and likely used in household rituals.Description
The Chupícuaro culture, located north of Mexico City in the state of Guanajuato, created a distinctive ceramic tradition including small clay figurines. This example is said to belong to a group of ten figurines from the same burial or cache (1990.145–154). The group includes both males and females that can be sorted into couples based on size.- ?-1966Benedict Crowell, Jr., Oaxaca, MX, 1966, given to James C. and Florence C. Gruener1966-1990James C. [1903-1990] and Florence C. [1908-1982] Gruener, Cleveland, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art1990-The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Young-Sánchez, Margaret. "The Gruener Collection of Pre-Columbian Art." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 79, no. 7 (1992): 234-75. p. 268, no. 17 www.jstor.org
- {{cite web|title=Female Figurine|url=false|author=|year=400–100 BCE|access-date=18 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1990.149