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DepartmentLatin America

Ekeko Figure

NameFigure
Artist Artist unrecorded
Datec. 1975
Place madeLa Paz, Bolivia, South America
MediumPlaster, paint, metal, plastic, fabric, foodstuffs
Dimensions14 15/16 × 15 3/8 × 11 13/16 in. (38 × 39 × 30 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, museum purchase, A.1980.74.1V
Object numberA.1980.74.1V
Collections
DescriptionStanding male figure with outstretched arms, black hair, purple pants, black sandals. Around neck are many ornaments. Bags of pasta, confetti, little balls, and yarn, pink house and cheese grater. Moldmade, painted, assembled
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