Lion trainer

NameFigure

Maker José Olmos Workshop

Dateca. 1950

Place madePujilí, Cotopaxi, Ecuador, South America

MediumCeramic, paint

Dimensions13 × 8 × 6 1/2 in. (33.0201 × 20.32 × 16.51 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Gay Sinclair, Collection of Bob Sinclair, A.2012.86.6

Terms

Pujilí

Object numberA.2012.86.6

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionBoy lion trainer with lion penny bank. Orange lion has hole in forehead for coins. Lion, with mouth slightly open, sits at right side of white boy lion trainer. Trainer wears brown hat and pants, green double breasted jacket with black trim and black boots. Holds blrown club or bun on both hands across chest, and wears a pack on his back. A green ground is underneath over dark brown base decorated with red-orange reversed S-like forms.