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Woman and devil figure
Woman and devil figure
Woman and devil figure
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentLatin America

Woman and devil figure

NameFigure, Fantasy
CulturePurépecha; Tarascan
DateCA 1965, STAFF
Place madeOcumicho, Michoacán, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, Paint
DimensionsOverall: 9 7/16 x 10 1/4 x 15 1/16 in. (24 x 26 x 38.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.254.
Object numberA.1979.3.254
DescriptionFemale figure holds small devil in arms, blue dress, she has red face, wild hair, barred teeth, devil black and white, painted, hand-built.
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