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Ixtlan del Rio style hollow seated female figure carrying a bowl at her right shoulder
Mesoamerican
San Sebastian style hollow ceramic human figure
Mesoamerican; West Mexican

In the style of an Ixtlan del Rio style hollow seated male and female ceramic conjoined pair / possibly Mexican

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In the style of Ixtlan del Rio style seated male and female figures. Hollow construction. Male with conical hat. Painted articles of adornment include patterned shirt and neck decorations. Each with with sculpted earrings, nose rings, and white painted eyes. “Marriage Pairs” are common within the Ixtlan del Rio style, though this pair is modern.

Ixtlan del Rio style indicates the predominant style of ceramics associated with the workshops of the Ixtlan del Rio region of Nayarit, Mexico.

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Title(s): 
In the style of an Ixtlan del Rio style hollow seated male and female ceramic conjoined pair
Culture: 
possibly Mexican
Date: 
early 20th century
Period: 
Modern
Place: 
Jalisco, Nayarit, México
Materials/Techniques: 
clay, slip, paint
Object Type: 
Accession No: 
54.3944
Department: 
Not On View

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