Culture/People:

probably Lachiguiri Zapotec (attributed)  Search this

Artist/Maker:

Jolanda Rios Vasquez, Zapotec  Search this

Previous owner:

Jose Efigenio Hernandez Ramirez, Non-Indian  Search this

Donor:

W. Richard West, Jr. (Rick West), Southern Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne), b. 1943  Search this

Object Name:

Crab figure

Media/Materials:

Wood, paint

Techniques:

Carved, painted

Dimensions:

56 x 290 x 14.7 cm

Object Type:

Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Place:

Oaxaca; Oaxaca de Juárez Municipality, Centro District, Valles Centrales Region; Oaxaca State; Mexico

Geographical Areas:

Valley of Oaxaca

Date created:

2000-2002

Collection History:

Presented to NMAI Director W. Richard West, Jr., by Jose Efigenio Hernandez Ramirez, Municipal President of Huatulco, Oaxaca State, Mexico, at the opening reception of the NMAI exhibition "The Edge of Enchantment," in 2002; donated to NMAI by Mr. West in 2002.

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Catalog Number:

26/603

Barcode:

260603.000

See related items:

Lachiguiri Zapotec

Sculpture/Carving/Figures

On View:

NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, Animals

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6cb2acad0-ce40-4f77-9b0c-db973faa2a82

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_276730