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Band leader and drummer
Band leader and drummer
Band leader and drummer
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentEurope

Band leader and drummer

NameBand figures
Artist Artist Not Recorded
Date1980s
Place madeAlentejo, Extremoz, Portugal, Europe
MediumCeramic, paint
Dimensionsband leader: 11 15/16 × 3 3/4 × 4 1/16 in. (30.4 × 9.6 × 10.3 cm)
drummer: 11 5/8 × 3 9/16 × 4 1/4 in. (29.5 × 9.1 × 10.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mary Hynes Daly
Object numberA.2012.50.12ab
DescriptionPair of musician figures in blue jackets with red epaulets, white pants with red side stripes, red and green hats with gold feathers, black hair, mustaches, belt, buttons and shoes. Band leader (a) holds a cross-hatched tablet (sheet music) in front of him. Drummer (b) holds a drum but not sticks. Drum is orange with yellow heads. Unsigned.
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