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Painting of a Garifuna Family
Painting of a Garifuna Family
Painting of a Garifuna Family
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentLatin America

Painting of a Garifuna Family

NamePainting
Maker Ben Nicolas
CultureGarifuna
Date1992
Place madePunta Gordo, Belize, Central America
MediumCanvas, paint, wood, metal wire
Dimensions28 3/8 × 33 7/16 × 13/16 in. (72 × 85 × 2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Carol Saunders-White, A.2010.72.1
Object numberA.2010.72.1
DescriptionFramed scene of a family and a dog in front of a house. Visible to one side of the house are water, trees and a man resting under a tree. Narrow black wood frame.
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