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Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
Mother and Child
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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Mother and Child

Artist/Maker (Pacific Coast, Mexico)
Dateca. 300 BCE-300 CE
Mediumpottery and paint
DimensionsOverall: 4 3/8 x 2 5/8 x 1 5/8 in. (11.1 x 6.7 x 4.1 cm)
ClassificationsVisual Works
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Allan A. Kaplan
Terms
    Object number80.0112
    DescriptionWhile the subject of mother and child is popular the world over, it was an especially popular theme on the Northwest Coast of Mexico. These crudely modelled clay figures were produced in large numbers. Features and decorations are indicated by fillets and incisions. The short arms are typical, and hands and feet are poorly defined.
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    Olmec
    ca. 1500-400 BCE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Bicci di Lorenzo
    ca. 1435-1440
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    Nok culture
    ca. 500 BCE-200 CE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    ca. 450-650
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Bamileke people
    not dated
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Olmec
    ca. 1500-400 BCE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Dakakari people
    not dated
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Aztec
    ca. 1350-1521
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Colima
    ca. 300 BCE-300 CE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Makonde people
    not dated