id: 166444 accession number: 2008.20 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/2008.20 updated: 2022-02-12 10:00:34.423000 Standing Figurine, 200 BC-AD 300. Mesoamerica, West Mexico, Michoacán. Ceramic; overall: 11 x 6.7 cm (4 5/16 x 2 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Clara Taplin Rankin 2008.20 title: Standing Figurine title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: 200 BC-AD 300 creation date earliest: -200 creation date latest: 300 current location: creditline: Gift of Clara Taplin Rankin copyright: --- culture: Mesoamerica, West Mexico, Michoacán technique: ceramic department: Art of the Americas collection: AA - Mesoamerica type: Ceramic find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Overall: 11 x 6.7 cm (4 5/16 x 2 5/8 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Stories From Storage opening date: 2021-02-07T05:00:00 Stories From Storage. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 7-May 16, 2021). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: Clay figurines were the earliest and most common art form in the ancient Mesoamerican culture region. digital description: Clay figurines were the earliest and most common art form in Mexico and other countries in the ancient Mesoamerican (Middle American) culture region. Made first by hand and later with molds, most figurines belong to the traditions of commoners, such as farmers, rather than those of elites. wall description: Clay figurines were the earliest and most common art form in Mexico and other countries in the ancient Mesoamerican (Middle American) culture region. Made first by hand and later with molds, most figurines belong to the traditions of commoners, such as farmers, rather than those of elites. In all periods, they were used mainly in homes rather than temples, and representations of women, some holding children, predominate. This implies that figurines played roles in family rituals concerned with fertility. But they also had other uses, such as in curing rites, and many eventually were placed in graves. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2008.20/2008.20_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2008.20/2008.20_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2008.20/2008.20_full.tif