Object Record
Images
Metadata
Artist |
Unknown Artist |
Title |
Afro–Ecuadorian Figurines |
Date |
circa 1980 |
Medium |
terracotta, paint |
Place of Origin |
Ecuador |
Culture |
Ecuadorian |
Object ID |
2010.1.428 |
Collection |
Latin American Folk Art |
Object Name |
Figurine, Group |
Credit line |
Gift of Peter P. Cecere |
Didactic Information |
Villagers often use the Corpus Christi festival as an opportunity to dress up as members of different communities. These two figures represent caricatures of Afro-Ecuadorians. The female riding on the horse, called "Mama Negra," is a common character portrayed at festivals in Ecuador. |