figurine;
toy
- Museum number
- Am1978,15.499
- Description
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Figurine; made of pottery; in the form of devil; rectangular base painted black; devil stands on base, with pointed ears; painted black with white spots.
- Production date
- 1970s
- Dimensions
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Height: 7.50 centimetres
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Width: 4.50 centimetres
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Depth: 3 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- For a long time, there has been a tradition of toy-making in Ocumicho. In the decades following the time this object was collected, toys got larger and more elaborate (see 1988 Am8.394, 1990 Am 8.155-6 for comparison). Devils became very popular imagery in the 1970s, inspired by the Christmas "La Pastorela", a traditional play about the shepherds who are told of the the birth of Christ and the triumph of the God's angels over Satan's diablos.
- Location
- Not on display
- Exhibition history
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Exhibited:
1977-1978, London, Horniman Museum
- Acquisition date
- 1978
- Acquisition notes
- Objects collected during the 1970s by Chloë Sayer and Marcos Ortiz. They were exhibited in 1977-1978 at the Horniman Museum, and later acquired by the British Museum.
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Am1978,15.499
