Doll, kolemal max carnival dancer

NameDoll

Maker Patixtán Sisters

CultureTzotzil

DateLate 20th century

Place madeSan Juan Chamula, Chiapas, Mexico, North America

MediumWool, cotton, wood, paint

Dimensions12 3/16 × 5 1/2 × 2 3/8 in. (31 × 14 × 6 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Rene and Tony Donaldson, A.2016.6.6

Object numberA.2016.6.6

DescriptionMale wooden doll with black eyebrows and moustache. He wears a black cone-shaped hat, tied under chin. Ribbons extend from the top of the hat on all four sides. They are layered on top of each other: red, green, and red. Figure wears black felt jacket trimmed with red ribbon. A white cape is tied around one should and has a red tassle. Also, there are decorative red and green ribbons attached to a beaded necklace. He wears long white pants with another shorter pair on top. The shorter pants are orange, trimmed in green, with "M" shaped decorations in different colors sewn on. He wears ankle-length black sandals. A multi-colored tassle is on the front of his jacket.