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After Arklu (Turé)

A work made of woven “enea” fiber (typha dominguensis) on “laurel espada” wood (ocotea floribunda).
Courtesy of the artist and Embajada, San Juan

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  • A work made of woven “enea” fiber (typha dominguensis) on “laurel espada” wood (ocotea floribunda).

Date:

2016

Artist:

Jorge González Santos (Boricua, born 1981)
Escuela de Oficios (Puerto Rican, founded 2014)
With the guidance and support of knowledge-holders Guadalupe Villalobos and Ángel Villalobos, from Cordillera, Ciales

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Architecture and Design

Artist

Jorge González Santos

Title

After Arklu (Turé)

Place

Puerto Rico (Artist's nationality:)

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2016

Medium

Woven “enea” fiber (Typha dominguensis) on “laurel espada” wood (Ocotea floribunda)

Dimensions

82.6 × 43.9 × 45.8 cm (32 1/2 × 17 1/4 × 18 in.)

Credit Line

Mr. and Mrs. David C. Hilliard Endowment Fund

Reference Number

2023.1336

Copyright

Courtesy of the artist and Embajada, San Juan

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