DepartmentLatin America

Deer banks

NameBank

CulturePurépecha; Tarascan

DateCA 1965, STAFF

Place madeOcumicho, Michoacán, Mexico, North America

MediumCeramic

DimensionsOverall: 11 13/16 x 7 1/2 x 4 7/16 in. (30 x 19 x 11.2 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.231X

Object numberA.1979.3.231X

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionPainted, hand-built deer. One is bright blue and the other is brown. Mouths are painted red and open. Antlers are in form of fantasy creatures and both wear a flower garland at neck.

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