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Saint Luke and bull
Saint Luke and bull
Saint Luke and bull
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentLatin America

Saint Luke and bull

NameSculpture
CulturePurépecha; Tarascan
Dateca. 1965
Place madeOcumicho, Michoacán, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, paint
DimensionsOverall: 11 7/16 x 8 11/16 x 4 7/16 in. (29 x 22 x 11.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Girard Foundation Collection, Museum of International Folk Art, A.1979.3.232
Object numberA.1979.3.232
DescriptionSaint Luke sits on the rump of a white bull with black spots. Luke wears an orange gown with a green robe, and holds a black book in left hand, and a gold palm in right. The base is oval and green,
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