DepartmentLatin America

Figure series, trees

NameTree, Artificial

DateCA 1960, STAFF

Place madeMetepec, Mexico, Mexico, North America

MediumCeramic, paint, wire

DimensionsOverall: 14 3/16 x 5 7/8 x 6 5/16 in. (36 x 15 x 16 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.606X.

Object numberA.1979.3.606X

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionThese trees are comprised of ceramic with a wire skeleton to maintain the delicate structure. Each of the components has an overall green paint, with gold accents on each of the leaves and bases of each tree. The trees also have a number of white birds attached by wire to the base of the structure.