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Standing Female Figure
200 BCE-600 CE19 in. (48.3 cm)
Nayarit artist
Mexico
Nayarit; made in Mexico
Object Type:
Ceramics
Medium and Support:
Clay, pigment
Credit Line:
R. T. Miller Fund
Accession Number:
1954.41
Location: Currently on view
Beads, armbands, pendants, and ear and nose ornaments have been found on skeletal remains in Ancient American tombs. This Nayarit woman is depicted with nose, neck and ear ornaments and scarification (cutting or branding designs into the skin) on her shoulders and arms. The specificity of adornment would have associated this figure with a particular culture and class. These details contrast with an abstracted body that minimizes certain physical features while emphasizing others. The small, truncated arms are likely a stylistic convention; the wide, heavy hips and legs emphasize the woman’s connection with the earth and reproduction.
[Gallery label text, 2009]
[Gallery label text, 2009]
Provenance
Stendahl Galleries, Los Angeles; purchased from them by the Gallery in 1954
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Exhibition List
This object was included in the following exhibitions:
- European Paintings from the Rochester Memorial Art Gallery 1/15/1967 - 9/30/1967
- Adornment - Ancient/Modern 3/18/2009 - 6/22/2009
Bibliography
This object has the following bibliographic references:
- Article Scope: Reproduction only. Susan Dodge Peters, ed. Memorial Art Gallery: An Introduction to the Collection. New York, New York: Memorial Art Gallery in association with Hudson Hills Press, 1988.
- Article Title: Additions to the Pre-Columbian Collections. Article Scope: Article and reproduction. Memorial Art Gallery. Gallery Notes. Rochester, New York: Memorial Art Gallery, 1935-1995. Volume Number: 19, Issue Number: 3. Issue Date: January-February, 1954.
- Article Scope: Reproduction only. Rochester Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester Handbook. Rochester, NY: University of Rochester Press, 1961.
- Article Scope: Mention. Elizabeth Brayer. Magnum Opus: The Story of the Memorial Art Gallery, 1913-1988. Rochester, NY: Memorial Art Gallery, 1988.
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