DepartmentLatin America
Jaragua figurine
NameSculpture
Maker
Manuel Graciano Cardoso
(1927 - 2014, Brazilian woodcarver)
DateEarly 1990s
Place madeJuazeiro do Norte, Ceara, Brazil, South America
MediumWood, paint
Dimensions26 3/16 × 8 1/16 × 5 5/16 in. (66.5 × 20.5 × 13.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Antonio C. La Pastina and Dale C. Rice, A.2016.91.2
Object numberA.2016.91.2
DescriptionPainted wood creature with deep blue body with polka dots in yellow and red, flesh colored top half, with large mouth, bared teeth, and pink flesh.
c. 1970
Mid- 20th century
