DepartmentLatin America
Figure
NameFigure
Maker
Martha Moreles
(born 1926)
CulturePurépecha
Date1982
Place madeURUAPAN, Michoacan, Mexico, North America
MediumFiber
DimensionsOverall with Base: 4 15/16 × 2 9/16 × 4 1/8 in. (12.5 × 6.5 × 10.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of The Barthelemy Family in Memory of Ricardo Barthelemy, A.1989.2.7
Object numberA.1989.2.7
DescriptionOrnament Maker figure. Seated with black hair, mustache, and goatee. Straw hat pink shirt, white pants; brown, red, and white serape; sandals. Figure is plaiting palm fronds into ornaments. Three finished, one in hands, palm fronds on figure's right. Depicts ornament making for Palm Sunday.
Pedro Antonio Fresquis