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
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 beltEarly 20th century