DepartmentLatin America
Bank
NameBank
DateCA 1960, STAFF
Place madeRIO BALSAS AREA, GUERRERO, MEXICO, NORTH AMERICA
MediumCeramic
DimensionsOverall: 8 1/16 x 11 13/16 x 9 7/16 in. (20.5 x 30 x 24 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.6.136X.
Object numberA.1979.6.136X
DescriptionHand-built and low-fired ceramic banks in the shape of lions. They are slip painted in red-brown, brown, black and tan with floral and geometric motifs. They both have ridged manes and tails.