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Ceramic Roof Tile Ornament - mermaid
Ceramic Roof Tile Ornament - mermaid
Ceramic Roof Tile Ornament - mermaid
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentLatin America

Ceramic Roof Tile Ornament - mermaid

NameRoof Ornament
Artist Artist Not Recorded
Datec. 1950
Place madeNor Yungas Valley, La Paz, Bolivia, South America
MediumCeramic, lichen
DimensionsOverall: 13 3/4 x 6 11/16 in. (35 x 17 cm)
Credit LineIFAF Collection
Object numberFA.2006.33.1
Collections
DescriptionCeramic roof tile house blessing ornament with image of reclining crowned mermaid looking in a mirror. Has attached lichens.
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BUILDING, MODEL
Herón Martínez Mendoza
CA 1960, STAFF
MERMAID
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