DepartmentLatin America
Alebrije, Pink Dragon
NameSculpture
Maker
Pedro Linares
(1906 - 1992)
Datemid 1980s
Place madeMexico City, Mexico, North America
MediumPapier-mâché, paint
Dimensions22 × 15 × 20 1/2 in. (55.8801 × 38.1001 × 52.0701 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Ann and Paul Gerber, A.2016.65.2
Object numberA.2016.65.2
DescriptionDragon-like creature with outstretched arms and spiked head. Figure has birdlike legs, clawed "hands," and flame-like "wings" protruding from the back of the jaw. Painted in bright red, pink, yellow, lime green and light blue.
