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San Antonio Museum of Art, The Nelson A. Rockefeller Mexican Folk Art Collection.
Drinking Devil
San Antonio Museum of Art, The Nelson A. Rockefeller Mexican Folk Art Collection.
Contact San Antonio Museum of Art, Registrar Department for rights and reproduction of this image. Photography by Peggy Tenison.

Drinking Devil

DepartmentLatin American Art
Dateca. 1930
MediumPainted earthenware
Dimensions8 1/2 × 4 × 3 in. (21.6 × 10.2 × 7.6 cm)
Credit LineSan Antonio Museum of Art. The Nelson A. Rockefeller Mexican Folk Art Collection
Object number85.98.2492
Geography
Place madeTlaquepaque, Jalisco, Mexico
DescriptionBlue devil figure standing with bottle in right hand. Has horns, wings, and tail. Bulging stomach is painted white.Exhibition HistoryCon Cariño: Mexican Folk Art from the Collection of the San Antonio Museum Association (San Antonio Museum of Art), 1986.
Not on view
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