DepartmentLatin America

ANIMAL

NameANIMAL

DateCA 1960, STAFF

Place madeSan Bartolo Coyotepec, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America

MediumCeramic

DimensionsOverall: 7 1/2 x 14 3/16 x 2 7/8 in. (19 x 36 x 7.3 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.497X

Object numberA.1979.3.497X

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionThree ceramic fish figures, each different in design. They are hand-built, black, with scored fins and scales. Some of the fish are burnished.

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