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

Collections

Folk Art of New Mexico

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."

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