DepartmentLatin America

Ashtray

NameSculpture

DateLate 1970s

Place madeOaxaca, Mexico, North America

MediumCeramic, paint

DimensionsOverall: 2 x 5 11/16 x 5 11/16 in. (5.1 x 14.5 x 14.5 cm)

Credit LineGift of Andrea Wilcox-Black

Object numberA.2011.3.24

DescriptionRed ashtray with white skull. Round ashtray with upturned edges has 'slots' for four cigarettes impressed. In the center is a white painted skull with hollow interior and round eyes. Details are painted in black, and flower petals radiate from the skull toward the edges.