DepartmentLatin America

Papier mache skeleton with bass instrument

NameSculpture

Maker Saulo Moreno

Dateca. 2000

Place madeTlalpujahua, Michoacan, Mexico, North America

MediumPapier mache, paint, wire, nails

DimensionsOverall: 10 1/4 x 6 3/8 x 5 in. (26.035 x 16.1925 x 12.7 cm)

Credit LineIFAF Collection

Object numberFA.2008.74.423

DescriptionThe open-mouthed skeleton figure has red hair and is holding a double bass in his right hand and playing it with his left. His right foot is on the back of the bass and his left hand is on the triangular front of the bass. The shape of the bass suggests a cello and is yellow and black. It sits on a pink base.