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Torito de Pucara
Torito de Pucara
Torito de Pucara
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentLatin America

Torito de Pucara

NameRoof ornament
Artist Artist Not Recorded
Datec. 1958
Place madeChecca Pupuja, Puno, Peru, South America
MediumCeramic, glaze
Dimensions13 3/16 × 5 7/8 × 16 15/16 in. (33.5 × 15 × 43 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.32.904
Object numberA.1979.32.904
Collections
DescriptionPucara bull, hand-built, slip-coated white with many brown slip designs. Large bull with hole and handle on back. Tongue licks.
Torito de Pucara
Artist Not Recorded
c. 1958
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Artist Not Recorded
c. 1950
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