DepartmentLatin America

Animal

NameAnimal

DateCA 1965, STAFF

Place madeOaxaca, Mexico, North America

MediumWood, Paint, Fiber

DimensionsOverall: 5 1/2 x 9 1/16 x 3 3/8 in. (14 x 23 x 8.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.5.800.

Object numberA.1979.5.800

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionCarved wooden sculpture of an animal standing on all four legs. It is painted with synthetic colors and has a fiber tail, dyed black. The body is painted black while the ears, mouth, and eyes are painted red. There is a natural color stripe on face.