Twentieth Century Facsimile of an Atlantic Watershed Female Figure

Twentieth Century Facsimile of an Atlantic Watershed Female Figure

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Twentieth Century Facsimile of an Atlantic Watershed Female Figure
CultureCosta Rican
Titles
  • Twentieth Century Facsimile of an Atlantic Watershed Female Figure
Date1900–1960
PlaceLas Mercedes, Limón Province, Costa Rica
MediumVolcanic stone
Dimensionsheight: 54 inches (137.16 cm.)
Credit LineGift of D. and J. de Menil
Object number62.20
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas
Object Type
Provenance[J. J. Klejman (1906–1995), New York]; purchased by John de Menil (1904–1973) and Dominique de Menil (1908–1997), Houston; given to MFAH, 1962.

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