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MERMAID
MERMAID
MERMAID
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentLatin America

MERMAID

NameSculpture
Dateca. 1960
Place madeSan Bartolo Coyotepec, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic
Dimensions13 9/16 × 9 1/16 × 4 3/4 in. (34.5 × 23 × 12 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.554
Object numberA.1979.3.554
DescriptionA mold-made ceramic bottle in the shape of a mermaid. The mermaid is curved upwards with the tail near her head. She is also holding a guitar.
WHISTLE
CA 1960, STAFF
Mermaid
Artist Not Recorded
c. 1960
CANDLESTICK
CA 1960, STAFF
WHISTLE
CA 1960, STAFF
FIGURE, FANTASY
CA 1960, STAFF
MERMAID
CA 1960, STAFF
Mermaid storyteller with child
Rita and Ivan Lewis
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BOTTLE
MID 19TH CENTURY, STAFF
Ceramic Roof Tile Ornament - mermaid
Artist Not Recorded
c. 1950
Serena Usileña
Magdalena Pedro Martínez
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BOTTLE
CA 1960, STAFF
Mate Cup
Artist Not Recorded
Early 19th century