Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object Name |
Figurine |
Collection |
Oil Museum of Canada Collection |
Catalog Number |
OMC 1960.819.001 |
Date |
1936 |
Description |
Painted clay figurine sitting on a painted wooden base. The statue is of a man in a seated position and is wearing sandals, green pants, with white cuffs, blue shirt with a brown blanket with blue, white and orange stripes hanging over one shoulder. The man has dark skin and is wearing a grey up turned hat with a black stripe around center. This man is playing a flute. At his feet there are 3 egg shaped shapes, which could be fruit. |
Provenance |
This statue is from the area of the Meta River a tributary of the Orinoco River in Colombia South America. They were brought back from South America, Colombia by John Braybrook in 1936. He was an International Driller. |
Dimensions |
H-8.89 W-8.89 cm |
Search Terms |
International Drillers Travel South America Man Music Flute Foreign Drillers Colombia |
People |
Braybrook, Vola and John |