DepartmentLatin America
Sacred clay tablet mold
NameMold
Artist
Artist Not Recorded
Dateca. 1985
Place madeTlacolula and Etla, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America
MediumClay
Dimensions4 1/8 × 2 1/2 × 1 1/8 in. (10.4 × 6.4 × 2.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Susan Horst Mori, from the Oscar Horst Collection, A.2014.26.167
Object numberA.2014.26.167
DescriptionRough triangular, red-brown fired clay mold. Deep concave image of Virgin praying framed by scalloped rim. Very deep groves define arms across chest and upward-pointing hands. Pleated gown. Feet formed with very deep oblong holes. Mold is open at bottom.
Artist Not Recorded
ca. 1985
