DepartmentLatin America

Monkey

NameAnimal

DateCA 1960, STAFF

Place madeCelaya, Guanajuato, Mexico, North America

MediumPapier-mâché, paint, fur

DimensionsOverall: 13 9/16 x 7 7/8 x 15 3/4 in. (34.5 x 20 x 40 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.5.683.

Object numberA.1979.5.683

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionMold made papier-mâché sculpture of a monkey. It is seated and has a painted, splatter design of pink, black and white across its body and head. There is fur on the head.

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