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Acrobat figures
Acrobat figures
Acrobat figures
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentLatin America

Acrobat figures

NameFigure
CulturePurépecha; Tarascan
DateCA 1965, STAFF
Place madeOcumicho, Michoacán, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, Paint
DimensionsOverall: 4 1/2 x 12 3/16 x 4 7/16 in. (11.5 x 31 x 11.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.225X
Object numberA.1979.3.225X
DescriptionPainted, acrobats with purple and green costumes, brown base, hand formed.
FIGURE GROUP
CA 1969, A. GIRARD
FIGURE GROUP
Herón Martínez Mendoza
CA 1960, STAFF
Dancer figures
CA 1965, STAFF
CANDLESTICK
CA 1950, A. GIRARD
FIGURE GROUP
CA 1940, A. GIRARD
Temple Hanging (Pachedi).  Detail shown in plate 49.
Artist Not Recorded
17th century
Devil figure
CA 1965, STAFF
Dance teacher and students
Flávio Alves Gomes
2003
Women figures
CA 1965, STAFF
Devil figures
CA 1960, STAFF
Ghoul figures
CA 1960, STAFF