DepartmentLatin America

Figure

NameFigure

Maker Manuel Jimenez (Mexican, 1919 - 2005)

DateCA 1960, STAFF

Place madeARRAZOLA, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America

MediumWood, Paint, Fiber

DimensionsOverall: 7 3/16 x 7 1/4 x 1 15/16 in. (18.2 x 18.4 x 5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.5.717.

Object numberA.1979.5.717

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionCarved wooden sculpture of a woman, kneeling, holding a rolling pin in her hands, rolling it on a board. She has a yellow painted shirt with green and red designs on the sleeves and neckline. Her skirt is blue and she has an orange-red belt. Her hair is made from fiber.