DepartmentLatin America

Figure

NameNativity 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. (11.3 x 5.3 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Girard Foundation Collection

Object numberA.1982.20.159

Collections

Andean Folk Art

DescriptionStanding man holds basket of red fruits, offers one in extended left hand. He wears a brown hat, dark blue shirt, white below-the-knee trousers. Base is grey dome.

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