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Artist / Maker : |
Field Museum of Natural History
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Title : |
Mortuary Clay Figure of Woman, China
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Date (Execution) : |
n.d.
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Geographical Origin : |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Cultural Group : |
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Style / Period : |
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Medium / Material : |
paper
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Support / Technique : |
black and whited printed postcard
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Object Type : |
picture postcards
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Visual Description :
Number 4 of a series of 10 different postcards packaged in a matching envelope. The series was produced by the Field Museum of Natural History and is entitled "Anthropology Set No. 5 - 10 Cards - 20 Cents MORTUARY HUMAN FIGURES, CHINA". The postcard depicts a clay figure of a woman with sharply cut pleats in her skirt and a distinctive hairstyle.
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Accession # : |
E003.1.2-4
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Width (cm) : |
8.90
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Height (cm) : |
14.00
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Depth (cm) : |
0.00
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Mandatory Credit : |
Gift of Mary Hayes and Tony Melci
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Artist Statement : |
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