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Priest Figure
Priest Figure
Priest Figure
DepartmentEurope

Priest Figure

NameFigure
Maker L. G. Gasok
CulturePolish
Dateca. 1960
Place madePOLAND, Europe
MediumWood, paint
DimensionsOverall: 7 3/4 x 2 9/16 x 1 13/16 in. (19.7 x 6.5 x 4.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1980.56.755.
Object numberA.1980.56.755
DescriptionThe piece is carved and painted, depicting a standing figure wearing vestments and a cassock. The figure holds a brown prayer book in front of the heart with the right hand. The figure wears a black hat and shoes, and a purple long scarf with red details hangs in front of the chest. The piece is signed
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c. 1960
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2010
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CA 1955, STAFF
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L. Dryczkowski
mid 1980s
Wedding dress
Artist not recorded
ca. 1900
Birth certificate
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1844
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Nicholas Herrera
2000
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Herón Martínez Mendoza
c. 1958