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.1989.2.2X
Object numberA.1989.2.2X
DescriptionJoseph Figure dressed in Purépecha costume. Green shirt, white pants with blue embroidery; pink and white serape. Black hair, mustache, beard. Holds staff in right hand, gourd in left hand. Straw hat is not attached.
