DepartmentLatin America

Figure

NameFigure

CulturePokomam

Datec. 1960

Place madeChinautla, Guatemala, Guatemala, Central America

MediumCeramic

Dimensions12 15/16 × 6 5/16 × 2 5/16 in. (32.9 × 16 × 5.9 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.17.892

Object numberA.1979.17.892

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionHand-built; low fired; burnished; white slip with reddish-brown decoration. Woman holds olla on head with right hand and carries baby in shawl draped over right shoulder. Bell shaped skirt decorated with flowers and birds forms on the bottom of figure.