Los Matachines

NamePainting

Artist or maker Monica Sosaya Halford (American, born 1931)

CultureHispano

Date2002

Place madeSanta Fe, New Mexico, United States, North America

MediumMetal, paint, hide, wood

Dimensions7 5/16 × 19 5/16 × 9/16 in. (18.5 × 49 × 1.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, bequest of Daniel E. Prall, FA.2018.27.131

Object numberFA.2018.27.131

Collections

Folk Art of New Mexico

DescriptionRectangular painting on hide mounted to red-painted wood with a scalloped metal frame. Image painted on hide depicts costumed matachines dancers. Three central figures include a girl in white, a boy with horns, and an older man with gray hair and mustache wearing a suit and tie.