DepartmentEurope
Monk
NameFigure
Maker
Wiktor Rysio
DateCA 1955, STAFF
Place madeOZORKOW/LECZYCA, LODZ, POLAND, Europe
MediumWood, Paint
DimensionsOverall: 9 13/16 x 3 9/16 x 2 1/2 in. (25 x 9 x 6.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1980.56.747.
Object numberA.1980.56.747
DescriptionCarved figure of a monk, painted with water base paints. Standing monk in white hooded robe, holds brown and red prayer book. There is a brown cross on his chest, and he has black hair with tonsure.
ca. 1680-1700