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Front of a brown sculpture monkey wearing earrings. Its tail drapes over the left arm, and its right arm holds its left foot. Its eyes and mouth are open.
Back of a brown, porous-textured sculpture of a sitting monkey with a long tail held in its right arm. It is propped on a white rectangular platform.
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  • Front of a brown sculpture monkey wearing earrings. Its tail drapes over the left arm, and its right arm holds its left foot. Its eyes and mouth are open.
  • Back of a brown, porous-textured sculpture of a sitting monkey with a long tail held in its right arm. It is propped on a white rectangular platform.
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Unknown Maker, Aztec (ancient culture)

Spider monkey

Description

Maker

Unknown Maker, Aztec (ancient culture)

Culture

Aztec (ancient culture)

Title

Spider monkey

Year

1200-1521

Medium

  • volcanic stone

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • volcanic stone

Materials

volcanic stone

Dimensions

35.6 x 26.7 x 24.8 cm (14 x 10 1/2 x 9 3/4 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Mary B. Jackson Fund

Object Number

43.545

Type

  • Stonework

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A Handbook of the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

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Selected Works

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This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Unknown Maker, Aztec (ancient culture)
Spider monkey, 1200-1521
Volcanic stone
35.6 x 26.7 x 24.8 cm (14 x 10 1/2 x 9 3/4 inches)
Mary B. Jackson Fund 43.545

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