Woman and Baby Figurine

(OMC 1960.816.001)

Painted clay with a wooden base. Figurine shows woman holding a baby in her lap while selling pieces of pottery.

The woman is wearing a green skirt, a purple blouse, a blue vest with a design on it and a yellow lliklla (Rectangular shoulder cloth).

The inverted-shaped hat shows that the woman is from an area near the Andes Mountains near Huancayo.

The baby is covered in an orange shawl or blanket with green, white and red stripes and a white shirt, with an orange bonnet with white polka dots. The womans green skirt features an orange and white stripe near the bottom and her hat is orange and black.

This woman holds two pieces of pottery with two more at her feet. One of which has a face painted on it.

From the collection of John Braybrook, International Driller in Columbia from 1930-1943.

To view other artifacts like this in the Oil Museum's collections visit the International Oil Drillers site.