CARVED and PAINTED WOODEN FIGURE; Frog. Animal is lying flat with all legs splayed. Body is forest green. Large decorative red patches stippled and bordered with white are on the top of each arm, the flank of each leg and down back. 19 red dots with blue borders are distributed over legs, and body. Eyes are painted yellow and black; mouth is red. Paper label on base reads, “Hecho in Mexico”. Piece is signed “Jesus Melchor, Oaxaca, Mexico”
Donor:
John Paul
Collection place:
Oaxaca, Mexico
Collector:
John Paul
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Woodcarvings (visual works)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions