DepartmentLatin America
Calavera
NameFigure
Maker
Augustin Cruz
DateCA 1960, STAFF
Place madeOaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America
MediumWood, Metal, Paint
DimensionsOverall: 18 1/2 x 3 9/16 x 15 3/4 in. (47 x 9 x 40 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.5.691X.
Object numberA.1979.5.691X
DescriptionCarved wooden sculptures of skeletons or calaveras. Their heads are on a spring, arms extended, legs slightly bent, eyes painted black, teeth and spine painted. One is painted entirely in white water-based paint.
CA 1960, STAFF
CA 1960, STAFF
CA 1960, STAFF
CA 1960, STAFF
