Flagman Whirligig

NameWhirligig

Artist Francisco Rosa da Santo (folk artist, Parana, Brazil)

Date2012

Place madeCuritiba, Paraná, Brazil, South America

MediumWood, metal, paint

Dimensions28 3/8 × 8 9/16 × 25 9/16 in. (72 × 21.8 × 65 cm)
a) Figure: 22 1/16 × 6 5/16 × 3 9/16 in. (56 × 16 × 9 cm)
b) base: 12 13/16 × 8 9/16 × 8 11/16 in. (32.5 × 21.8 × 22.1 cm)
c) smaller flag: 14 9/16 × 2 5/16 × 3/16 in. (37 × 5.9 × 0.5 cm)
d) larger flag: 15 1/8 × 2 5/16 × 3/16 in. (38.4 × 5.9 × 0.5 cm)

Credit LineIFAF Collection

Object numberFA.2012.46.1a-d

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionFlagman whirligig wearing yellow shirt with green details, green and yellow belt, blue and yellow pants, hat and boots. Flagman holds yellow flags with green diagonal stripes in his hands and stands on a yellow base with a green border and FRS painted on one side of the flat portion. He has pink skin, a black mustache and hair.