Pottery figure of an armadillo with painted red and black stripes [N.B. 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 23/2/2005]

Collection type: Object
Description: Pottery figure of an armadillo with painted red and black stripes [N.B. 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 23/2/2005]
Long description: Pottery figure of an armadillo with painted red and black stripes. Stood on four legs. Depicted with a curved, roughly rectangular shell, a protruding conical tail, a head that tapers to form a pointed nose, and two pointed ears. The shell is painted with red and black stripes, and there is also a single black stripe on the tail, and a red vertical stripe on the face. Black painted eyes. [IL [OPS Move] 27/6/2017]
Geographical reference: Brazil
Latin America and the Caribbean > South America > Brazil; Espírito Santo state
Person: Field collector Laura Burman; Field collector Alasdair Burman; PRM source Marian Barbara Wenzel
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1981
Date collected: By 1981
Acquisition information: Donated: 02/03/1981
Materials and processes: Material Pottery, Material Pigment, Process Painted, Process Handbuilt
Dimensions: Length: max 132 mm, Height: max 43 mm, Width: max 54 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1981.5.3