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Snakes
Snakes
Snakes
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentLatin America

Snakes

NameAnimal
DateCA 1960, STAFF
Place madeERONGARICUARO, Michoacan, Mexico, North America
MediumWood
DimensionsOverall: 9 7/16 x 27 15/16 x 22 7/16 in. (24 x 71 x 57 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.5.708.
Object numberA.1979.5.708
DescriptionCarved wooden sculpture of two snakes, entwined. They are unpainted and one has a human baby in its mouth. There are spines on the backs of both snakes.
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