DepartmentLatin America
Turtle face bench
NameBench
Maker
Ramiro Moreno Gaitán
((Guahibo) Columbian)
CultureGuajibo
Place madePuerto Gaitán, Meta, Colombia, South America
Mediumwood, stain
Dimensions12 13/16 × 10 7/16 × 2 9/16 × 38 9/16 in. (32.5 × 26.5 × 6.5 × 98 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Ramiro Moreno Gaitán
Object numberA.2022.62.1
ProvenanceGift of the artist, Ramiro Moreno Gaitán.
DescriptionCarved wooden bench with repeated geometric square design and two turtle faces at each end (white on black design)
Early 20th century
CA 1960, STAFF
Artist not recorded
