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TALISMAN
TALISMAN
TALISMAN
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentLatin America

TALISMAN

NameTALISMAN
Artist Artist Not Recorded
Dateca 1961
Place madeTeotitlán del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America
MediumORGANIC
DimensionsOverall: 3 3/8 x 13/16 x 3/8 in. (8.5 x 2.1 x 1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1982.45.
Object numberA.1982.45.186X
DescriptionMOLDMADE TAN BEESWAX. SLIGHTLY BENT AT ELBOW. SEAM LINE IS EVIDENT WHERE 2 HALVES ARE JOINED. // $5 EA.
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Artist Not Recorded
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