DepartmentLatin America

MERMAID

NameSculpture

Dateca. 1960

Place madeSan Bartolo Coyotepec, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America

MediumCeramic

Dimensions13 9/16 × 9 1/16 × 4 3/4 in. (34.5 × 23 × 12 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.554

Object numberA.1979.3.554

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionA mold-made ceramic bottle in the shape of a mermaid. The mermaid is curved upwards with the tail near her head. She is also holding a guitar.

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