DepartmentHispano
Tree of Life
NameSculpture
Maker
Sabinita López Ortiz
(Hispana American)
CultureHispano/ New Mexican
Date2014
Place madeCordova, New Mexico, United States, North America
MediumWood (aspen and cedar)
Dimensions23 1/4 × 19 11/16 × 17 5/16 in. (59 × 50 × 44 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Folk Art Society of America, A.2018.21.1
Object numberA.2018.21.1
ProvenancePurchased by the donor directly from the artist.
DescriptionWood-carving of Adam and Eve under the Tree of Life. Shows two figures standing in stylized grass holding dark wood-colored fruit (apples), dark wood-colored fruit (apples) positioned around top of the tree and leaves, snake carved curling around trunk of the tree, small figure perched at top of the tree.1980s
Sabinita López Ortiz