DepartmentLatin America

PITCHER, WATER

NamePitcher

DateCA 1960, STAFF

Place madeSan Bartolo Coyotepec, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America

MediumCeramic

DimensionsOverall: 11 1/4 x 7 5/16 x 2 1/4 in. (28.5 x 18.5 x 5.7 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.550.

Object numberA.1979.3.550

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionHand-built ceramic pitcher in the shape of a monkey. The monkey has a hat on its head, held by its right hand. The left hand is over the monkey's mouth. The tail is wrapped around the neck and the pitcher hole is on top of the head.

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