La Espada de la Muerte
Maker
George Lopez
(1900 - 1993)
Dateca. 1950
Place madeCordova, New Mexico, United States, NORTH AMERICA
MediumWood, leather, cotton string, vegetal fiber
Dimensions35 13/16 × 57 11/16 × 25 3/16 in. (91 × 146.5 × 64 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineIFAF Collection
Object numberFA.1956.16.5
DescriptionUnpainted wood cart with seated skeleton (Doña Sebastiana) inside. Cart is bound together with leather thongs. Skeleton is tied to seat. She has has off-white fiber hair, a bow and arrows, a staff, sword, hatchet and large hammer. On the sword is carved the title "La Espada" on one side, and "de la Muerte" on the other.On View
Not on viewCollections
2008
2017
