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Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentLatin America

Figure

NameFigure
DateCA 1960, STAFF
Place madeRIO BALSAS AREA, GUERRERO, MEXICO, NORTH AMERICA
MediumCeramic, Paint
DimensionsOverall: 11 7/16 x 11 7/16 x 5 1/8 in. (29 x 29 x 13 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.6.22.
Object numberA.1979.6.22
DescriptionLow-fired and hand-built ceramic sculpture of a woman holding a child. The sculpture has a slip painted buff with dark red and black floral, animal, and geometric decoration. The woman’s skirt acts as the base.
Figure, Fantasy
CA 1960, STAFF
Jar
CA 1960, STAFF
Figure
c. 1960
Bowl
CA 1960, STAFF
Candlestick Angels
CA 1960, STAFF
Children with Swing
CA 1960, STAFF
Candlestick
CA 1960, STAFF
Angel
c. 1960
Lion Bank
CA 1960, STAFF
Plate
CA 1960, STAFF
FIGURE GROUP
CA 1960, STAFF
Figure group, tower of people and animals
Herón Martínez Mendoza
CA 1958, STAFF