DepartmentLatin America
Figure
NameFigure
Maker
Martha Moreles
(born 1926)
CulturePurépecha
Date1982
Place madeURUAPAN, Michoacan, Mexico, North America
MediumFiber
DimensionsOverall with Base: 7 7/8 × 2 1/4 × 2 11/16 in. (20 × 5.75 × 6.75 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of The Barthelemy Family in Memory of Ricardo Barthelemy, A.1989.2.1
Object numberA.1989.2.1
DescriptionMary Figure dressed in Purépecha costume. Blue and black shawl with pink and orange fringe. White shirt, purple apron with lace; black wool pleated skirt, sandals. Clear glass bead necklaces. Black hair in two braids.
