DepartmentLatin America

Vase

NameVase

DateCA 1960, STAFF

Place madeRIO BALSAS AREA, GUERRERO, MEXICO, NORTH AMERICA

MediumCeramic

DimensionsOverall: 8 11/16 x 5 1/8 x 3 9/16 in. (22 x 13 x 9 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.6.214.

Object numberA.1979.6.214

DescriptionCeramic vase in the shape of a woman standing with her hands on her hips. The vase is hand-built, slip painted, and low-fired. There are painted motifs of plants and animals in rust, and brown on burnished tan ground. The overall shape is cylindrical.