San Rafael

NameCarving, Figure

Artist Artist unrecorded

Place madeNEW MEXICO, United States, Southwest, North America

DimensionsOverall: 16 15/16 in. (43 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, bequest of Cady Wells, A9.1954.27 B

Object numberA9.1954.27 B

DescriptionFigure stands on long bare legs, has red tunic, wreath of roses on head, long sharp nose with lively facial expressions. Holds original painted wooden fish on string in one hand, a small feather duster tied to a staff with cloth (millinery) white flowers and piece of a rosary. Two pointed and gessoed wooden objects, half rounds, on base, look like female breasts but are meant to typify the eyes of the fish in the story of Tobias and the Angel.