El Sur

Artist Pat Mora

Datec. 1990

Place madeSanta Fe, New Mexico, United States, North America

MediumCotton, ink

Dimensions15 15/16 × 16 5/16 in. (40.5 × 41.5 cm)

ClassificationsTextiles

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Museum Purchase from the Collection of Rudy Padilla, A.2022.41.3

Object numberA.2022.41.3

DescriptionBlack and white image of a man and woman embracing on a square, white handkerchief. Handkerchief has lines parallel to each side that cross at the corners and leave an open space in the middle. The man and woman are shown in profile, with the woman in the foreground. She has long hair and has a single round earring in her ear. The man has a mustache, is muscular and is wearing a bandana around his forehead. He is holding a piece of cloth that is wrapped around the woman. There are five black and white flowers to the left of the couple.

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