Front of a brown sculpture monkey wearing earrings. Its tail drapes over the left arm, and its right arm holds its left foot. Its eyes and mouth are open.

Back of a brown, porous-textured sculpture of a sitting monkey with a long tail held in its right arm. It is propped on a white rectangular platform.

Unknown Maker, Aztec (ancient culture)

Spider monkey,

Maker

Unknown

Culture

Aztec (ancient culture)

Title

Spider monkey

Medium

volcanic stone

Materials/Techniques

Materials

volcanic stone

Techniques

volcanic stone

Dimensions

35.6 x 26.7 x 24.8 cm (14 x 10 1/2 x 9 3/4 inches)

Type

Stonework

Credit

Mary B. Jackson Fund

Object Number

43.545

Spider monkey

Publications

A Handbook of the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

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