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SKELETON
SKELETON
SKELETON
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentLatin America

SKELETON

NameFigure
DateCA 1960, STAFF
Place madeOaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, Paper, Organic Materials
DimensionsOverall: 7 7/8 x 2 3/16 x 3 1/8 in. (20 x 5.5 x 8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.24
Object numberA.1979.3.24X
DescriptionSkeletons of painted earthenware decorated with paper clothes and paint. Heads attached by springs to torso.
Lion dance mask
Artist unrecorded
ca. 1960
Skeleton figures
Elpidia Chacon Ruiz
c. 1970
ORNAMENT
CA 1965, STAFF
ORNAMENT
CA 1965, STAFF
BIRD
CA 1965, STAFF
Photography by Kellen Hope
Sidonka Wadina
2015-2020
Truck
Leandro Gomez Quintero
2017
Skeleton Musician
Artist unrecorded
c. 1956
Figure of Skeleton
Artist unrecorded
1962
Nandi the Bull
Early – mid 20th century
Pachamama bags
Artist unrecorded
Early 20th century