Figure Item Number: 3191/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Model of a mariachi band member. Tiny figure is of a man playing a violin, bow and instrument held out in front of him. He wears a wide-brimmed hat, undecorated, a sarape or patterned cloth folded and placed over his shoulder, a white blouse and dark pants. Figure is precisely painted. His feet are planted on a small square base.

Narrative

Collected in Mexico by the donor's grandmother, Harriet MacDonald (nee McCurdy), in the 1930s.