DepartmentLatin America
Figure
NameFigure
Maker
Candelario Medrano
(1918 - 1986)
DateCA 1960, STAFF
Place madeSANTA CRUZ DE LAS HUERTAS, Jalisco, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, Paint
DimensionsOverall: 8 1/4 x 7 1/2 x 8 in. (21 x 19 x 20.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.5.120X.
Object numberA.1979.5.120X
DescriptionHand-built, varnished ceramic sculptures of men in feathered hats. They hold in right hand a staff of wire and small fruit-like objects near top of staff and all wear small capes. All stand on thin slab of clay and are brightly painted. Medrano workshop.
