DepartmentLatin America

Mermaid

NameFigure, Fantasy

Maker Manuel Jimenez (Mexican, 1919 - 2005)

DateCA 1965, STAFF

Place madeArrazola, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America

MediumWood, Paint

DimensionsOverall: 9 7/16 x 13 3/8 x 3 9/16 in. (24 x 34 x 9 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.5.575X.

Object numberA.1979.5.575X

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionCarved wood sculptures of mermaids playing instruments. They are painted with synthetic colors, have vegetal fiber hair, orange tails, and hold guitars.

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