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DepartmentLatin America

Owl figurine

NameSculpture
Maker Jorge Wilmot (Mexican, 1928 - 2012)
Date1970s
Place madeTonala, Jalisco, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, glazes
Dimensions1 15/16 × 2 3/8 × 1 3/16 in. (5 × 6 × 3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Toby and Ralph Bransky, A.2016.67.3
Object numberA.2016.67.3
DescriptionSmall abstracted form sculpted with a rounded "tail" protruding from the proper right side. The form is painted on one side with a blue, brown and black owl-like face and four feathered tail. The back is painted with a blue flower and brown abstract foliage.
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