DepartmentLatin America
Figure
NameFigure
DateCA 1960, STAFF
Place madeRIO BALSAS AREA, GUERRERO, MEXICO, NORTH AMERICA
MediumCeramic
DimensionsOverall: 16 3/4 x 3 15/16 x 4 3/4 in. (42.5 x 10 x 12 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.6.203
Object numberA.1979.6.203
DescriptionHand-built and low-fired ceramic sculpture of a figure of a woman. The sculpture is burnished and the slip is painted tan with red-brown and brown floral motifs. There is a band of animals around base and the figure has her arms at her hips.
