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Sculpture, Vota por el partido que dicte tu conciencia y si gana el PRI no es culpa tuya
Sculpture, Vota por el partido que dicte tu conciencia y si gana el PRI no es culpa tuya
Sculpture, Vota por el partido que dicte tu conciencia y si gana el PRI no es culpa tuya
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentLatin America

Sculpture, Vota por el partido que dicte tu conciencia y si gana el PRI no es culpa tuya

NameSculpture
Maker Muñoz Family
Date1980s
Place madePuebla, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, paint, wood, paper
Dimensions2 9/16 × 3 15/16 × 1 13/16 in. (6.5 × 10 × 4.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Andrea Wilcox-Black, A.2011.3.28
Object numberA.2011.3.28
Collections
DescriptionBox with Devil, pair of skeletons and snake. Box with a Priest sitting in a confessional between a seated devil and a male skeleton sitting on the floor. A picture of the crucified Christ hangs over the man. A snake crawls on the floor in front of the confessional. Above is written "Vota por el partido que dicte tu conciencia." Below, on the bottom front edge is written "Y si gana el PRI no es culpa tuya." (Vote for the party that your conscience tells you and if the PRI wins, it's not your fault)
Embroidery
Policarpio Valencia
ca. 1927
Skeletons
Muñoz Family
1980s
Confessional
Luisa Jorquera
mid 20th C.
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