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Musician Saint
Musician Saint
Musician Saint
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentLatin America

Musician Saint

NameFigure
Maker Ramon Antonio Moreno
Dateca. 1982
Place madeTabay, Mérida, Venezuela, South America
MediumWood, paint
DimensionsOverall: 16 5/8 x 5 7/8 x 5 1/2 in. (42.3 x 15 x 14 cm)
Credit LineGift of Christine and Davis Mather
Object numberA.1999.22.11V
Collections
DescriptionTwo pieces: figure, harmonica. Man with black face, hands, feet, has drum with sticks nailed to left hip, blue rattle in left hand, holds harmonica in right hand near mouth. Man wears hat or halo, tan shirt, blue pants, has gold cross hanging from belt. On off-white base.
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