DepartmentLatin America

Devil

NameFigure, Fantasy

Maker Mestre Candido Santos Xavier

Datec. 1960

Place madeCachoeira, Bahia, Brazil, South America

MediumCeramic, paint

Dimensions10 7/16 × 5 1/8 × 3 9/16 in. (26.5 × 13 × 9 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1980.2.118

Object numberA.1980.2.118

Collections

Multiple Visions: A Common Bond

DescriptionHand-built. Standing on base. Right hand raised. Large wings and curled tail. Painted black with white base, fingers, toes, eyes, eyebrows, and teeth. Orange mouth, nostrils and horns.

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