DepartmentLatin America

BOTTLE

NameBottle

DateCA 1960, STAFF

Place madeSan Bartolo Coyotepec, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America

MediumCeramic

DimensionsOverall: 9 13/16 x 14 3/16 x 2 7/8 in. (25 x 36 x 7.3 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.498.

Object numberA.1979.3.498

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionA ceramic figure of a seated monkey holding a baby monkey. The figure is hand-built, black, with a flat finish. Alexander Girard stated it is a Mescal bottle.

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