Figure
Figure
Object name: Figure
Date: 1849
Dimensions:
160 x 68 x 68 mm
Medium: Terracotta
Object number: C01018
DescriptionFake Mexican idol. It is in the form of a squatting figure with hands resting on its chest. Brown in colour. Henry Syer Cuming worked hard in later life to uncover fakes but inevitably they did find their way into this and other museums' collections.
Culture: North America