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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

Andean Folk Art

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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