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Bank
Bank
Bank
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentLatin America

Bank

NameBank
DateCA 1960, STAFF
Place madeTlaquepaque, Jalisco, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, Paint
DimensionsOverall: 8 15/16 x 9 13/16 x 3 1/8 in. (22.7 x 25 x 8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.5.270X.
Object numberA.1979.5.270X
DescriptionHand-built ceramic banks in the shape of mermaids playing musical instruments. They are painted and varnished. Standing with two legs and a fish tail.
Figure, Fantasy
Julian Acero
CA 1960, STAFF
Figure, Fantasy
Julian Acero
CA 1960, STAFF
WHISTLE
CA 1960, STAFF
Mermaid
Manuel Jimenez
CA 1965, STAFF
Bank
CA 1960, STAFF
Bank
Julian Acero
CA 1960, STAFF
Bank
CA 1960, STAFF
Figure, Fantasy
Candelario Medrano
CA 1960, STAFF
Bank
CA 1960, STAFF
Bank
CA 1960, STAFF
Musicians
Artist Not Recorded
c. 1958
Bank
CA 1960, STAFF