DepartmentLatin America
Figure
NameFigure
Maker
Martha Moreles
(born 1926)
CulturePurépecha
Date1982
Place madeURUAPAN, Michoacan, Mexico, North America
MediumFiber
DimensionsOverall with Base: 7 7/8 × 2 3/8 × 2 11/16 in. (20 × 6 × 6.75 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of The Barthelemy Family in Memory of Ricardo Barthelemy, A.1989.2.8
Object numberA.1989.2.8
DescriptionBlack hair, mustache, and goatee with straw hat; brown, red, and white serape. White shirt and pants with blue embroidery. Holds ceramic piggy bank in right hand. Donor says this represents "The purchase of a clay piggy-bank."
