DepartmentLatin America
Mermaid
NameFigure, Fantasy
Artist or maker
Manuel Jimenez
(Mexican, 1919 - 2005)
DateCA 1965, STAFF
(not assigned)México
Place madeArrazola, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America
MediumWood, Paint
DimensionsOverall: 9 7/16 x 13 3/8 x 3 9/16 in. (24 x 34 x 9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.5.575X.
Object numberA.1979.5.575X
DescriptionCarved wood sculptures of mermaids playing instruments. They are painted with synthetic colors, have vegetal fiber hair, orange tails, and hold guitars.
CA 1960, STAFF
CA 1960, STAFF