DepartmentLatin America
Cat
NameAnimal
Maker
Manuel Jimenez
(Mexican, 1919 - 2005)
DateCA 1965, STAFF
Place madeARRAZOLA, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America
MediumWood, Paint
DimensionsOverall: 14 9/16 x 11 13/16 x 3 3/8 in. (37 x 30 x 8.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.5.799.
Object numberA.1979.5.799
DescriptionCarved wooden sculpture of a cat, standing upright on its hind legs. It is brightly painted with synthetic colors. The body is painted yellow with black spots. The whiskers and claws are painted blue.
CA 1960, STAFF
Joe Ortega