DepartmentLatin America

Rider and Horse

NameFigure

Maker Manuel Jimenez (Mexican, 1919 - 2005)

DateCA 1960, STAFF

Place madeArrazola, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America

MediumWood, Paint, Metal, Fiber

DimensionsOverall: 31 7/8 x 9 13/16 x 25 3/8 in. (80.9 x 25 x 64.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.5.809V.

Object numberA.1979.5.809V

DescriptionCarved wooden sculpture of a rider on a horse. The rider is a male figure with a fiber beard and hair, holding a pistol, wearing a hat, and has movable nailed parts. The horse is painted red with yellow stirrups and saddle. They are brightly painted in synthetic colors with water-base paint.