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Figure series, trees
Figure series, trees
Figure series, trees
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentLatin America

Figure series, trees

NameTree, Artificial
DateCA 1960, STAFF
Place madeMetepec, Mexico, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, paint, wire
DimensionsOverall: 14 3/16 x 5 7/8 x 6 5/16 in. (36 x 15 x 16 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.606X.
Object numberA.1979.3.606X
DescriptionThese trees are comprised of ceramic with a wire skeleton to maintain the delicate structure. Each of the components has an overall green paint, with gold accents on each of the leaves and bases of each tree. The trees also have a number of white birds attached by wire to the base of the structure.
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