Carved Coconut Bank
Artist:
Unknown
Place made:Veracruz, Mexico
General region:North and Central America
Date: ca. 1900
Dimensions:
h. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm); w. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm); d. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm)
Credit Line: San Antonio Museum of Art, The Nelson A. Rockefeller Mexican Folk Art Collection
Object number: 85.98.1245
Published References
Frida Kahlo and Arte Popular, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston, MA, 2022, pgs. 119, 196
Label Text
These carved coconut shells were made by prisoners jailed in the ancient fort of San Juan Ulua, Veracruz. Prisoners sold them to earn money to help pay for their keep and to send to their families. Often, they showed scenes from their crimes in pursuit of their redemption.
Estas cáscaras de coco tallado fueron hechas por prisioneros en una cárcel
dentro de la antigua fortaleza de San Juan de Ulúa, Veracruz. Los prisioneros vendían los cocos tallados para pagar su manutención y para enviar fondos a sus familias. Algunos ejemplos muestran escenas de los crímenes de los talladores en aras de su redención.
(LA, 2022)
Estas cáscaras de coco tallado fueron hechas por prisioneros en una cárcel
dentro de la antigua fortaleza de San Juan de Ulúa, Veracruz. Los prisioneros vendían los cocos tallados para pagar su manutención y para enviar fondos a sus familias. Algunos ejemplos muestran escenas de los crímenes de los talladores en aras de su redención.
(LA, 2022)
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