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.