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Ghoul figure
Ghoul figure
Ghoul figure
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentLatin America

Ghoul figure

NameFigure, Fantasy
CulturePurépecha; Tarascan
DateCA 1965, STAFF
Place madeOcumicho, Michoacán, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, Paint
DimensionsOverall: 13 x 3 1/8 x 1 3/8 in. (33 x 8 x 3.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.193
Object numberA.1979.3.193
DescriptionPainted ceramic figure of a ghoul, standing, holds skull in hands, mostly black, gray and red.
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Vendor
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