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Ceramic Figure Of A Priest
Ceramic Figure Of A Priest
Ceramic Figure Of A Priest
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentLatin America

Ceramic Figure Of A Priest

NameFigure
Artist or maker Josefina Aguilar Alcántara
Datec. 1980
Place madeOcotlán de Morelos, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America
(not assigned)México
MediumCeramic, paint
Dimensions33 × 12 1/2 × 12 1/2 in. (83.8202 × 31.7501 × 31.7501 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Lloyd E. Cotsen and the Neutrogena Corporation, A.1995.93.2206
Object numberA.1995.93.2206
DescriptionPriest with blue chausable holding cross. He wears white framed spectacles; colors are blue, white, yellow, flesh, black, green, lavender; made of ceramic, paint; object was hand molded.
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