DepartmentLatin America

Dancer

NameFigure

Maker Manuel Jimenez (Mexican, 1919 - 2005)

DateCA 1960, STAFF

Place madeARRAZOLA, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America

MediumWood, Paint, Feathers

DimensionsOverall: 27 11/16 x 8 11/16 x 5 1/2 in. (70.4 x 22 x 14 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.5.807

Object numberA.1979.5.807

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionCarved wooden sculpture of a dancer. It is brightly painted, synthetic colors, and water-base paint. The headdress has feathers, and the figure wears a belt

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