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Monster figure bank
Monster figure bank
Monster figure bank
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentLatin America

Monster figure bank

NameBank
CulturePurépecha; Tarascan
DateCA 1965, STAFF
Place madeOcumicho, Michoacán, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, Paint
DimensionsOverall: 13 x 10 1/4 x 15 1/16 in. (33 x 26 x 38.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.252.
Object numberA.1979.3.252
DescriptionBlue dragon body with red spatter paint, three yellow heads, mouths open or smiling, fins on side, hand-built, slot at back flank.
BANK
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