DepartmentLatin America
Sacred clay tablet with raised figure of Virgin
NameTablet
Artist
Artist Not Recorded
Dateca. 1985
Place madeTlacolula, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America
MediumClay
Dimensions2 5/8 × 2 × 9/16 in. (6.7 × 5.1 × 1.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Susan Horst Mori, from the Oscar Horst Collection, A.2014.26.157
Object numberA.2014.26.157
DescriptionTablet with raised figure of Virgin with hands clasped in center and several multi-petaled flowers on both sides. Flowers on left side less well defined. Figure wears cloak with large hood. Gown hangs straight without folds. Figure stands on rectangular base at bottom edge of tablet. Cloak and gown flair out at base of figure which is slightly left of center.
Artist Not Recorded
Pedro Antonio Fresquis
