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Squatting Hunchback
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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Squatting Hunchback

Artist/Maker (Pacific Coast, Mexico)
Dateca. 300 BCE-300 CE
Mediumpottery and slip paint
DimensionsOverall: 4 1/4 x 2 7/8 x 3 5/8 in. (10.8 x 7.3 x 9.2 cm)
ClassificationsVisual Works
Credit LineCollection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
Terms
    Object number77.324.041
    On View
    Not on view
    Collections
    DescriptionThis hand-modelled hunchback figurine is part f a major subgroup of Colima ceramics. Such figure types, which include dwarfs, were believed to have shamanic powers. According to early chroniclers, they were given special societal status with servants to care for them.
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Female Dwarf Holding a Staff
    Colima
    ca. 300 BCE-300 CE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Hunchback Figure
    Colima
    ca. 300 BCE-300 CE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Clown Figure or Phallic Dancer
    Colima
    ca. 300 BCE-300 CE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Portrait of a Roman Matron
    Artist Unknown
    late 2nd to early 3rd century
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Jar
    Colima
    ca. 300 BCE-300 CE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Mother and Child
    Colima
    ca. 300 BCE-300 CE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Figure
    Dakakari people
    not dated
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Jar
    Colima
    ca. 300 BCE-300 CE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Figure Tied to Slab
    Colima
    ca. 300 BCE-300 CE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Figure
    Colima
    ca. 300 BCE-300 CE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Shaman Figure
    Colima
    ca. 300 BCE-300 CE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Male Figure [Ere Ibeji]
    Nigeria, Yoruba people
    20th century
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