Fantasy Figures

NameFigures

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Datec. 1960

Place madeMexico, North America

MediumDried skate (fish)

Dimensions15 3/8 × 5 5/8 × 4 5/16 in. (39 × 14.3 × 11 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.17.198X

Object numberA.1979.17.198X

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionDried skate cut and shaped to resemble a devil-like figure with wings and tail. // $15 ea. Used in curative ceremonies. Often called a Jenny Haniver.

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