DepartmentLatin America

Figure

NameFigure; Nativity Figure

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Dateca. 1960

Place madeLa Paz, La Paz, Bolivia, South America

MediumWood (maguey), gesso, fabric, pasta (potato paste), paint

DimensionsOverall: 4 7/16 x 2 1/16 in. (11.2 x 5.2 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Girard Foundation Collection

Object numberA.1982.20.155

Collections

Andean Folk Art

DescriptionFemale figure in traditional dress stands on gray base. Woman holds canteen, offers cup. She wears a silver derby, blue shirt, red skirt, dark tan poncho, green scarf with bundle on her back, black slippers.

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