Seated Maximón figure

NameSculpture

Artist Artist unrecorded

Date1970s-1980s

Place madeGuatemala, Central America

MediumWood, paint, fabric

DimensionsFigure (a: 10 7/16 × 6 5/16 × 4 5/16 in. (26.5 × 16 × 11 cm)
Chair (b: 6 5/16 × 5 5/16 × 3 9/16 in. (16 × 13.5 × 9 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Friends of Folk Art, Folk Art Flea Market, A.2016.4.1ab

Object numberA.2016.4.1ab

DescriptionMale figure seated in a chair. He is wearing a black, brimmed hat, has a pink complexion, black hair and a moustache and has a red-tipped cigar in mouth. He is wearing black fabric clothing and has a black box or book in this left hand. His feet don't touch the floor and his arms are moveable and outstretched, but bent at the elbow; the chair is unpainted.