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Devil and serpent figure
Devil and serpent figure
Devil and serpent figure
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentLatin America

Devil and serpent figure

NameFIGURE GROUP, FANTASY
CulturePurépecha; Tarascan
DateCA 1960, STAFF
Place madeOcumicho, Michoacán, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, Paint
DimensionsOverall: 8 3/4 x 4 9/16 x 1 15/16 in. (22.3 x 11.6 x 5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.219.
Object numberA.1979.3.219
DescriptionPainted, red tree trunk with black devil and serpent at top, legs of another bodyless figure protrudes from knothole.
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