Market Lady

NameNativity Figure

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Date1974

Place madeLa Paz, La Paz, Bolivia, South America

MediumWood (maguey), pasta (potato paste), fabric, paint

Dimensions7 1/2 × 10 1/4 × 8 9/16 in. (19 × 26 × 21.8 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, museum purchase, A.1976.119.1V

Object numberA.1976.119.1V

Collections

Andean Folk Art

DescriptionFigure of a market vendor in a black bowler and traditional clothing selling meat. She is placed on a brightly painted pink base and has in front of her a blue painted stall full of meats. Five pieces of meat hang from hooks on a rack in front.