Standing Figurine

Culture: Mixtec
Period: Late Postclassic period, c.1200–1521
Date: c.1200–1521
Material: Stone
from: Oaxaca state, Mexico, North and Central America
Classification: Jewelry & personal accessories, stone & mineral
Collection: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Current Location: Not on view
Dimensions: 3 1/8 x 7/8 in. (8 x 2.3 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Central Institute for the Deaf
Rights: Public Domain
Object Number: 22:1974

before 1920 -
Dr. Max Goldstein (1870–1941), collected before 1920 [1]

- 1974
Central Institute for the Deaf, St. Louis, MO

1974 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by the Central Institute for the Deaf, St. Louis [2]

Notes:
[1] A note on the accession record states this work was "collected in Mexico in the 1920s by a former director of the institute" [SLAM document files]. Dr. Max Goldstein is identified as the collector in the April 16, 1974 Collections Committee Meeting minutes.

[2] Minutes of the Acquisitions Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, April 16, 1974.

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