DepartmentLatin America

Figure

NameFigure

DateCA 1955, STAFF

Place madeOcotlán de Morelos, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America

MediumCeramic, Paint

DimensionsOverall: 30 11/16 x 11 7/16 x 5 1/2 in. (78 x 29 x 14 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.6.196

Object numberA.1979.6.196

DescriptionHand-built ceramic sculpture of a female figure. It has a round base and the dress is painted bright blue and white. On the chest it says "Recuerdo de Ocotlan". The figure has black hair in a braid and she has a sharp chin and small mouth. Her eyes and brows are also painted on.