Crab figure

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Date created: 2000-2002

Culture/People: probably Lachiguiri Zapotec (attributed)
Artist/Maker: Jolanda Rios Vasquez, Zapotec
Previous owner: Jose Efigenio Hernandez Ramirez, Non-Indian
Donor: W. Richard West, Jr. (Rick West), Southern Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne), b. 1943

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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Place: Oaxaca; Oaxaca de Juárez Municipality, Centro District, Valles Centrales Region; Oaxaca State; Mexico
Geographical Areas: Valley of Oaxaca

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

Catalog Number: 26/603
Barcode: 260603.000

Object Type: Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Object Name: Crab figure
Media/Materials: Wood, paint
Techniques: Carved, painted
Dimensions: 56 x 290 x 14.7 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

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

Record ID: NMAI_276730