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DOLL
DOLL
DOLL
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentLatin America

DOLL

NameDoll
CultureZAPOTEC
DateCA 1960, STAFF
Place madeISTHMUS OF TEHUANTEPEC, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, Paint
DimensionsOverall: 4 5/16 x 9 13/16 x 2 7/8 in. (11 x 25 x 7.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.479X
Object numberA.1979.3.479X
DescriptionHand-built ceramic figures of women holding infants. The dresses are painted green, yellow, orange, brown, and red.
Old women
CA 1960, STAFF
DOLL
CA 1960, STAFF
Thobe
Artist unrecorded
1930s
DOLL
CA 1965, STAFF
Thobe Malakeh Abū Warda
Artist unrecorded
ca. 1930
Harp Players
Artist unrecorded
c. 1960
Thobe Malakeh Abū Warda
Artist unrecorded
Late 19th century
Teacher with students
Noemisa Batista dos Santos
1998
Thobe Abu Qutbeh
Artist unrecorded
ca. 1925
FIGURE GROUP
Artist unrecorded
CA 1965, STAFF
FIGURE
CA 1965, STAFF