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Fiesta de San Juan
Fiesta de San Juan
Fiesta de San Juan
DepartmentLatin America

Fiesta de San Juan

NameKinetic Toy
Maker Mario Calderon
Date1999
Place madeMerída, Venezuela, South America
MediumWood, string and paint
DimensionsOverall: 14 3/8 x 20 1/16 x 10 1/4 in. (36.5 x 51 x 26 cm)
Credit LineIFAF Collection
Object numberFA.1999.54.4
Collections
DescriptionPlatform holds four movable figures, a small shine w/ San Juan Bautista, two large banana palms. Wooden framework and strings cause figures to beat drums when crank is turned.
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