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Flagman Whirligig
Flagman Whirligig
Flagman Whirligig
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentLatin America

Flagman Whirligig

NameWhirligig
Artist Francisco Rosa da Santo (folk artist, Parana, Brazil)
Date2012
Place madeCuritiba, Paraná, Brazil, South America
MediumWood, metal, paint
Dimensions21 5/8 × 13 × 20 7/8 in. (55 × 33 × 53 cm)
a) Figure: 18 1/8 × 5 1/2 × 4 3/16 in. (46 × 14 × 10.7 cm)
b) base: 11 5/8 × 9 1/2 × 8 7/16 in. (29.5 × 24.2 × 21.4 cm)
c) larger flag: 11 7/16 × 2 7/16 × 3/16 in. (29.1 × 6.2 × 0.4 cm)
d) shorter flag: 11 1/4 × 2 3/8 × 1/8 in. (28.5 × 6.1 × 0.3 cm)
Credit LineIFAF Collection
Object numberFA.2012.46.2a-d
DescriptionFlagman whirligig in red and blue outfit. Tan skinned flagman has black mustach and hair, wears a red and blue hat and shirt, a black and white belt, and blue pants with black details, black boots. He holds red flags with diagonal blue stripes in each hand and stands on the columnar portion of a red base with FRS painted on one side of the flat bottom section beneath.
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