DepartmentHispano
La Espada de la Muerte
NameSculpture
Artist or maker
George López
(1900 - 1993)
Collective/Group
NEA National Heritage Fellow
CultureHispano
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)
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.
