DepartmentLatin America
Slingshot
NameSlingshot
Artist
Artist unrecorded
Date20th century
Place madeGuatemala, Central America
MediumWood
Dimensions4 3/4 x 1 3/16 x 1 in. (12 x 3 x 2.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Bill Simmons, A.1991.70.12
Object numberA.1991.70.12
DescriptionCarved, dk. brn. wood, eyes painted wht. Monkey stands on hind legs, holds left arm up at elbow, rt. arm foreward; face has smiling mouth; striated hair above forehead. Slingshot arms are slotted.for mouth.
Pedro Antonio Fresquis