Male Dog (Techichi)

Culture: Colima
Period: Late Formative period, c.300 BCE–300 CE
Date: c.200 BCE–300 CE
Material: Ceramic with pigment
made in: Mexico, North and Central America
Classification: Ceramics, sculpture
Collection: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Current Location: Not on view
Dimensions: 12 13/16 x 16 15/16 in. (32.5 x 43 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Famous-Barr Company
Rights: Public Domain
Object Number: 40:1970

- 1970
Famous Barr Company, St. Louis, MO, USA

1970 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by the Famous Barr-Company [1]

Notes:
[1] A letter dated January 13, 1970 from Morton D. May of Famous-Barr Company to Charles E. Buckley, director of the Saint Louis Art Museum, includes the offer of this object as part of a larger donation; listed as "Large Pottery Dog from Colima" [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Acquisitions Committee of the Board of Trustees, City Art Museum, February 20, 1970.

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