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Zorra, The Fox
Zorra, The Fox
Zorra, The Fox
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentHispano

Zorra, The Fox

NameCarving
Maker Miguel "Mike" Rodriguez (1948 - 2005)
CultureHispano
Date1991
Place madeNew Mexico, United States, North America
Mediumwood, paint
DimensionsOverall: 16 x 50 x 10 1/2 in. (40.64 x 127 x 26.67 cm)
Credit LineInternational Folk Art Foundation
Object numberFA.2003.42.1
DescriptionThe standing figure of a female fox is painted red on the top and sides and white underneath. The legs are black as well as the ear tips, plus black facial markings. White teeth and a red tongue are part of the snarling mouth. Whiskers, maybe horsehair, extend from the snout. The detachable tail is red next to the body, then black, and finally white on the tip and the full length the under side. The eyes are green glass surrounded by yellow paint.
Signed, dated, and titled on the belly.
Opossum
Miguel "Mike" Rodriguez
1997
Calico Cat
Miguel "Mike" Rodriguez
1990-2005
Warthog
Miguel "Mike" Rodriguez
1990
Cat Lion (Bobcat)
Ron Rodriguez
1990
Fox Mask
c. 1960
Coyote
Felipe Benito Archuleta
November 2, 1984
Tiger
c. 1960
Horny toad
Miguel "Mike" Rodriguez
2004
Curing Set (Cuadrilla)
Darío Soteno Léon
1997
Bobcat, large
Artist Not Recorded