DepartmentLatin America
Doll, Sta Maria in Tzotzil dress
NameDoll
Maker
Patixtán Sisters
CultureTzotzil
DateLate 20th century
Place madeSan Juan Chamula, Chiapas, Mexico, North America
MediumWool, cotton, wood, paint
Dimensions11 7/16 × 4 3/4 × 3 1/8 in. (29 × 12 × 8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Rene and Tony Donaldson, A.2016.6.3
Object numberA.2016.6.3
DescriptionMale, wooden doll wearing a carved headdress with six feathers. Figure has two long dark braids and is dressed in a woolen off-white poncho with a geometric design in red, green, and gold. He is barefoot. The eyes and eyebrows are painted black.
1920-1972
1920-1972
