DepartmentLatin America

Animal

NameAnimal

DateCA 1960, STAFF

Place madeRIO BALSAS AREA, GUERRERO, MEXICO, NORTH AMERICA

MediumCeramic

DimensionsOverall: 8 1/4 x 2 15/16 x 3 9/16 in. (21 x 7.5 x 9 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.6.215.

Object numberA.1979.6.215

DescriptionA hand-built ceramic sculpture of an animal. It is burnished, slip painted tan with a red and brown floral motif painted decoration. Hands are held in front of the chest and small protruding feet and tail are at the base. The sculpture has an overall cylindrical shape.