DepartmentLatin America
Figure
NameFigure
Maker
Martha Moreles
(born 1926)
CulturePurépecha
Date1982
Place madeURUAPAN, Michoacan, Mexico, North America
MediumFiber
DimensionsOverall with Base: 5 7/8 × 2 9/16 × 3 1/8 in. (15 × 6.5 × 8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of The Barthelemy Family in Memory of Ricardo Barthelemy, A.1989.2.5
Object numberA.1989.2.5
DescriptionKneeling on right knee. Gray hair, mustache, goatee. Turquoise shirt, white pants; brown, red, and white serape; sandals. Straw hat under right arm, candle in right hand. Red, orange, white, blue flowers in left hand. Pink string necklace with green beads. Depicts worshipper making offerings.
