DepartmentLatin America
Animal
NameAnimal
Artist or maker
Simeon Galvan
DateCA 1960, STAFF
(not assigned)México
Place madeTonala, Jalisco, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, Paint
DimensionsOverall: 2 15/16 x 7 11/16 x 5 1/8 in. (7.5 x 19.5 x 13 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.5.460.
Object numberA.1979.5.460X
DescriptionMold made ceramic sculptures in the shape of turtles. They are painted with "ramo" motif. Two have brown with white or grey flowers and one is white with black pattern. They are burnished and the head wobbles.
