DepartmentLatin America
Slingshot
NameSlingshot
Artist
Artist Not Recorded
Date20th century
Place madeGuatemala, Central America
MediumWood
Dimensions4 5/8 x 1 3/16 x 1 3/16 in. (11.8 x 3 x 3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Bill Simmons, A.1991.70.9
Object numberA.1991.70.9
DescriptionCarved, dark brown wood. Figure looks like human, but has face of bear(?). Standing, arms folded across @ waist; has jacket w/lines of short incised lines; round headdress has vertical incised lines; two arms of slingshot stand up as part ofheaddress. Polished.
Pedro Antonio Fresquis
Artist Not Recorded
Vessel: ca 1950, Spoon: Late 19th – Early 20th century
Artist Not Recorded
