La Catrina

NameSculpture

Maker Magdalena Pedro Martínez

Artist Artist not recorded

Datec. 1995

Place madeSan Bartolo Coyotepec, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America

MediumClay, wire

Dimensions16 3/4 × 6 1/2 × 5 1/2 in. (42.545 × 16.51 × 13.97 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, International Folk Art Foundation Collection, FA.2008.74.420

Object numberFA.2008.74.420

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionStanding, blackware female skeleton (Katrina) with hat, string of chiles necklace, umbrella on arm. Ornate black flowers on black dress with some flowers set in on wires. She has a closed umbrella on her right hand, a ball in her left, and a necklace of teeth. She wears a wide-brimmed hat with flower designs. She has shoes and stands on a square base. The figure and all parts and decorations are done in a black finish.