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The Mermaid down by the Jersey Shore

April 22, 2026November 13, 2025 by McKinney Arts
Mermaid folk art from Guerrero, Mexico

I was exploring an antiques store down near the Jersey Shore, and saw this unusual mermaid. It caught my attention for the folk art style, but also the fact that it differs from most mermaid images in popular culture, where they have a woman’s face and upper torso and it’s only the human legs that … Read more

Categories Antiques Tags Guerrero, Jersey Shore, mermaid, Metepec

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