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DepartmentHispano

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NamePainted handkerchief; Paño
Artist Artist not recorded
CultureHispano
Date1980s
Place madeNew Mexico State Penitentiary, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States, North America
MediumWhite cotton hankerchief, black ink
Dimensions16 × 15 1/2 in. (40.64 × 39.37 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Davis and Christine Mather, A.1999.22.3
Object numberA.1999.22.3
DescriptionBlack ink used on white hankerchief to paint two male figures, two female figures, two masks and a lowrider car. Woman in center embraces man with mustache. To her left is a man with sunglasses and a tatoo-like marking on his neck. To their right is a woman with a bandana and teardrop on her face. Made in the New Mexico State Penitentiary, Santa Fe. (CF, CJ initials)
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