Frida Kahlo with birds figurine

NameSculpture

Maker Jesus Aguilar

Date20th century

Place madeOcotlan, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America

MediumCeramic, acrylic paint

Dimensions10 5/8 × 5 1/2 × 5 1/2 in. (27 × 14 × 14 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Joan Pearson Watkins Revocable Trust, A.2017.6.10ab

Object numberA.2017.6.10ab

DescriptionCeramic figure of a woman siting on a chair and holding four birds. There is is one bird (parrot) on each shoulder and one in each hand. Figure is wearing a white top and a floorlength, purple skirt. Her hair is dark and it looks to be braided in a crown around her head.