DepartmentLatin America

Angels

NameFantasy Figures

DateCA 1960, STAFF

Place madeRIO BALSAS AREA, GUERRERO, MEXICO, NORTH AMERICA

MediumCeramic

DimensionsOverall: 31 1/8 x 5 11/16 x 4 3/4 in. (79 x 14.5 x 12 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.6.204X.

Object numberA.1979.6.204X

DescriptionHand-built and low-fired ceramic sculptures of angels. They are slip painted red-brown, brown, and black on tan ground. They both have floral and animal motifs on the skirt. They each carry a basket while one wears a crown with a bird, and the other has stylized hair.