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Deer banks
Deer banks
Deer banks
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentLatin America

Deer banks

NameBank
CulturePurépecha; Tarascan
DateCA 1965, STAFF
Place madeOcumicho, Michoacán, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic
DimensionsOverall: 11 13/16 x 7 1/2 x 4 7/16 in. (30 x 19 x 11.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.231X
Object numberA.1979.3.231X
DescriptionPainted, hand-built deer. One is bright blue and the other is brown. Mouths are painted red and open. Antlers are in form of fantasy creatures and both wear a flower garland at neck.
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