DepartmentUnited States & Canada
Ferris Wheel
NameModel
Maker
Vigil Family
CultureTewa
Datec. 1960
Place madeTesuque Pueblo, New Mexico, United States, North America
MediumWood, ceramic, fabric, slip, paint
Dimensions18 1/2 × 11 9/16 × 14 15/16 in. (47 × 29.3 × 38 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.67.193V
Object numberA.1979.67.193V
DescriptionHand-built, sawn and assembled wheel and base. Wheel painted silver. 12 figures pinched, slip-coated tan, each dressed in colorful fabrics, seated in painted, numbered seats. // Fumigated with Vikane, 11/79.
