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Clowns
Clowns
Clowns
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentLatin America

Clowns

NameDolls
DateCA 1960, STAFF
(not assigned)México
Place madeMEXICO, NORTH AMERICA
MediumCotton, Foil
DimensionsOverall: 11 7/16 x 13 x 1 9/16 in. (29 x 33 x 4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.6.270X
Object numberA.1979.6.270X
DescriptionStuffed cotton rag dolls of clowns. They have embroidered and painted faces. They both wear pointed hats trimmed with silver foil. One clown is primarily red and blue and the other is in tan print and blue lace.
Clown Hand Puppet
Artist not recorded
ca 1900
Clowns
CA 1960, STAFF
FIGURE
CA 1960, STAFF
FIGURE
CA 1960, STAFF
Pair of Dolls
Artist not recorded
c. 1958
Pair of dolls
Artist not recorded
c. 1900
Clown Pull Toy
CA 1960, STAFF
Saint Nicholas
Gary Campbell
1990s
Figure, man with birds and clown standing on dome
Herón Martínez Mendoza
CA 1958, STAFF
Clown
Artist not recorded
c. 1960
Embroidered jacket
20th century
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