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MERMAID
MERMAID
MERMAID
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentLatin America

MERMAID

NameFigure
DateCA 1960, STAFF
Place madeOaxaca, Mexico, North America
MediumWood, Paint
DimensionsOverall: 6 11/16 x 3 9/16 x 1 9/16 in. (17 x 9 x 4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.114
Object numberA.1979.3.114
DescriptionCarved mermaid figure, moveable arms, guitar attached to left hand.
MERMAID
CA 1960, STAFF
FIGURE
CA 1965, STAFF
FIGURE
CA 1960, STAFF
Figure, guitar player
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c. 1958
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Rita and Ivan Lewis
1986
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c. 1950
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CA 1965, STAFF
Figure series, women playing guitars
Herón Martínez Mendoza
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ANIMAL
CA 1960, STAFF
Male and female puppets
José Celestino da Silva
1980s - 1990s