DepartmentLatin America
Sacred clay tablet mold
NameMold
Artist
Artist Not Recorded
Dateca. 1985
Place madeTlacolula and Etla, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America
MediumClay
Dimensions2 3/16 × 1 7/8 × 5/8 in. (5.5 × 4.8 × 1.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Susan Horst Mori, from the Oscar Horst Collection, A.2014.26.165
Object numberA.2014.26.165
DescriptionWhite fired clay mold. Figure of San Antonio in center holds figure of infant Jesus on proper left side. Child's round head rests against Saint's triangular head. Vertical pleats in Saint's robe. Tiny checked pattern inside mold appears to be the impression from a piece of fabric used in the process of making the mold. Two deep circular indentations are at the base of the figure.
Artist Not Recorded
ca. 1985
Jesús Urbano Cardenas
c. 1985
Artist Not Recorded
ca. 1985
