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FIGURE
FIGURE
FIGURE
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentLatin America

FIGURE

NameFigure
DateCA 1960, STAFF
Place madeSan Bartolo Coyotepec, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic
DimensionsOverall: 9 3/4 x 6 11/16 x 2 1/4 in. (24.8 x 17 x 5.7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.539.
Object numberA.1979.3.539
Collections
DescriptionCeramic hand-built figure in the shape of "Our Lady of the Rosary". The ceramic is blacka nd burnished. The figure is crowned, and has an overall triangular shape. There is an incised inscription on the back which says: "Oax Coyotepec"
Embroidery
Policarpio Valencia
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WHISTLE
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FIGURE
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