Anthropomorphic figure bead

NameBead

Place madeMexico, North America

MediumStone

Dimensions1 3/16 × 13/16 × 9/16 in. (3 × 2 × 1.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Stafford and John Thomas, from the Davis and Pack Collection of Mexican Jewelry, A.2015.19.5

Object numberA.2015.19.5

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionSmall stone figure. Depicts a squat human figure. Head is proportionally large and square with large eyes. The body is small and square with the feet being shown as slits for the toes and the hands are depicted as diagonal gashes for fingers.