Maria Bonita

NameFemale soldier figure

Artist Ines Rodrigues (Brazilian ceramist)

Date1980s

Place madePernambuco, Brazil, South America

MediumCeramic, paint

Dimensions5 5/8 × 1 13/16 × 1 3/4 in. (14.3 × 4.6 × 4.5 cm)

Credit LineGift of Mary Hynes Daly

Object numberA.2012.50.3

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionStanding female figure with gun over left shoulder wearing blue knee-length dress, orange hat with star on underside of turned up brim; orange bandoliers and weapon belt, and a red bandana around her neck. Stands on square/octagonal red base with (illegible) stamp: "INES UD_I_VE_" on underside. Very short black hair painted.