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Baptism, by the Aguilar family, ca. 1960. Painted earthenware. Ocotlan de Morelos, Oaxaca, Mexi…
Priest
Baptism, by the Aguilar family, ca. 1960. Painted earthenware. Ocotlan de Morelos, Oaxaca, Mexi…
Baptism, by the Aguilar family, ca. 1960. Painted earthenware. Ocotlan de Morelos, Oaxaca, Mexico.
Museum of International Folk Art. Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection. Photograph by Michel Monteaux.
DepartmentLatin America

Priest

NameFigure
Maker Aguilar Family
CultureZapotec
Datec. 1960
Place madeOcotlán de Morelos, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, paint
Dimensions12 13/16 × 3 3/4 × 2 5/8 in. (32.5 × 9.5 × 6.7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.44.666
Object numberA.1979.44.666
DescriptionHand-built earthenware, painted with synthetic colors. Yellow vestments lined with red. Holds book. Part of christening scene.
FIGURE GROUP
Aguilar Family
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Angel
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Figure
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2010
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