DepartmentLatin America

FIGURE

NameFigure

Maker Teodora Blanco (1925-1980)

CultureZAPOTEC

DateCA 1965, STAFF

Place madeAtzompa, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America

MediumCeramic

DimensionsOverall: 10 1/16 x 3 9/16 x 10 1/16 in. (25.5 x 9 x 25.6 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.310X

Object numberA.1979.3.310X

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionStanding, unpainted, hand-built figures, holding goods to carry to market such as flowers, chickens, pigs, baskets, baked goods, hold in arms or on head.

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