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Monster figures
Monster figures
Monster figures
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentLatin America

Monster figures

NameFigure, Fantasy
CulturePurépecha; Tarascan
Datec. 1965
Place madeOcumicho, Michoacán, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, paint
Dimensions11 7/16 × 7 × 4 13/16 in. (29 × 17.8 × 12.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.272X
Object numberA.1979.3.272X
Collections
DescriptionStanding, painted, many bright, glossy colors, mouth open, hand-built, some splatter painting, flat round base, one has slot at back.
Devil figures
Devil figures
CA 1960, STAFF
Monster figure bank
Monster figure bank
CA 1965, STAFF
Dancer figures
Dancer figures
CA 1965, STAFF
FIGURE
FIGURE
CA 1960, STAFF
FIGURE, FANTASY
FIGURE, FANTASY
CA 1960, STAFF
Garden with serpent
Garden with serpent
Artist Not Recorded
c. 1960
Male figure
Male figure
CA 1965, STAFF
FIGURE GROUP
FIGURE GROUP
CA 1960, STAFF
Curing Set (Cuadrilla)
Curing Set (Cuadrilla)
Darío Soteno Léon
1997
FIGURE
FIGURE
CA 1960, STAFF
Altar
Altar
Artist Not Recorded
c. 1960
FIGURE GROUP
FIGURE GROUP
CA 1960, STAFF
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