DepartmentHispano
Snake
NameSnake
(not entered)Sculpture
Artist
Jim Davila
Place madeSanta Fe, New Mexico, United States, North America
MediumWood, paint, metal
Dimensions3 9/16 × 7 7/8 × 38 3/16 in. (9 × 20 × 97 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Marlene Nathan Meyerson, A.2012.42.4
Object numberA.2012.42.4
DescriptionRed rattlesnake with white head, polka dots, and rattles. The snake is carved in a sinuous form, and has an open mouth with unpainted wood teeth and a red painted metal tongue. The bottom is signed "Davila." 
Jim Davila
Artist not recorded, possibly a member of the Graves family
after 1919
Late 19th-early 20th century