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FIGURE
FIGURE
FIGURE
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentLatin America

FIGURE

NameFigure
CulturePurépecha; Tarascan
DateCA 1965, STAFF
Place madeTzintzuntzán, Michoacán, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, Paint
DimensionsOverall: 13 9/16 x 8 11/16 x 4 7/16 in. (34.5 x 22 x 11.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.227.
Object numberA.1979.3.227
DescriptionHand-built figure, glossy cream glaze with green floral motif. Hemisphere base with wide wedge-shaped body.
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ANIMAL
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Pitcher
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SHEEP
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VASE
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1997
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Artist Not Recorded
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