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Female Figure Holding a Baby
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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Female Figure Holding a Baby

Artist/Maker (Costa Rica)
Dateca. 1-300
Mediumpottery and slip paint
DimensionsOverall: 3 1/8 x 2 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. (7.9 x 7 x 3.8 cm)
ClassificationsVisual Works
Credit LineGift of Benedict Rucker
Terms
    Object number2002.21.6
    DescriptionThis figure of a woman holding a nursing baby is modestly decorated with a black and red linear pattern intended to represent garments, jewelry, and/or decorated skin. Part of a class of figurines that show seated women with children within the Fugitive Red Ware tradition, these objects have a perforation at the neck for suspension. The tradition shows signs of contact with later Chiriquí ceramics and clearly emphasizes the social importance of reproduction and childcare.
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    Nayarit
    ca. 300 BCE-300 CE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Nayarit
    ca. 300 BCE-300 CE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Diquis
    ca. 500-1000
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Diquis
    ca. 700-1550
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Olmec
    ca. 1500-400 BCE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Diquis
    ca. 500-1000
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Diquis
    ca. 1000-1550
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Diquis
    ca. 1000-1550
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Diquis
    ca. 500-1000
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Diquis
    ca. 500-1000
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Diquis
    ca. 500-1000