DepartmentLatin America

Figure

NameFigure

Maker Martha Moreles (born 1926)

CulturePurépecha

Date1982

Place madeURUAPAN, Michoacan, Mexico, North America

MediumFiber

DimensionsOverall with Base: 5 7/8 × 2 9/16 × 3 1/8 in. (15 × 6.5 × 8 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of The Barthelemy Family in Memory of Ricardo Barthelemy, A.1989.2.5

Object numberA.1989.2.5

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionKneeling on right knee. Gray hair, mustache, goatee. Turquoise shirt, white pants; brown, red, and white serape; sandals. Straw hat under right arm, candle in right hand. Red, orange, white, blue flowers in left hand. Pink string necklace with green beads. Depicts worshipper making offerings.