DepartmentLatin America

Jar

NameJar

DateCA 1960, STAFF

Place madeRIO BALSAS AREA, GUERRERO, MEXICO, NORTH AMERICA

MediumCeramic, Paint

DimensionsOverall: 9 1/16 x 11 7/16 x 5 1/8 in. (23 x 29 x 13 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.6.23.

Object numberA.1979.6.23

DescriptionLow-fired, hand-built ceramic jar in the shape of a female figure. The slip is painted buff with red-brown and brown floral and geometric designs. The hands of the figure are resting on the hips, elbows out. The skirt forms a rounded enclosed tri-footed base.