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Padre Cicero
Padre Cicero
Padre Cicero
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentLatin America

Padre Cicero

NameMale figure
Artist or maker José Celestino da Silva ((Zé Celestino))
Date1980s - 1990s
Place madeJuazeiro do Norte, Ceará, Brazil, South America
MediumWood (reddish hardwood)
Dimensions10 1/4 × 3 3/4 × 2 3/8 in. (26 × 9.5 × 6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Antonio C. La Pastina and Dale A. Rice
Object numberA.2013.30.20
DescriptionStanding male figure on a base with long robes and wide sleeves. Figure has staff in right hand and a book held at waist in left hand. Base signed on back "CELESTINO."
Dancing couple
José Celestino da Silva
1980s - 1990s
Dancing couple, kissing
José Celestino da Silva
1980s - 1990s
Male and female puppets
José Celestino da Silva
1980s - 1990s
Skeleton figure with megaphone
José Celestino da Silva
1980s - 1990s
Whistle in the shape of an automobile
José Celestino da Silva
1980s - 1990s
Whistle in the shape of an insect
José Celestino da Silva
1980s - 1990s
Whistle in the shape of a lizard
José Celestino da Silva
1980s - 1990s
Whistle in the shape of a gorilla
José Celestino da Silva
1980s - 1990s
Whistle in the shape of a bird
José Celestino da Silva
1980s - 1990s
Whistle in the shape of an armadillo
José Celestino da Silva
1980s - 1990s
Puppet on hobby horse
Emíro José da Silva
1990s
Man repairing electric pole
Luiz Antonio da Silva
Late 1990s - early 2000s
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