DepartmentLatin America

Figure

NameFigure

Maker Julian Acero

DateCA 1960, STAFF

Place madeSANTA CRUZ DE LAS HUERTAS, Jalisco, Mexico, North America

MediumCeramic, Paint

DimensionsOverall: 6 11/16 x 5 1/2 x 1 15/16 in. (17 x 14 x 5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.5.129X.

Object numberA.1979.5.129X

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionHand-built and mold made ceramic figures of horse and riders. They are brightly painted and varnished. The figures are male and have a gun on their back. They each sit on a black horse which stands on a slab base. Attribution by Fred and Barbara Meiers, 6/ 1979.