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NameSculpture

Artist or maker Luis Tapia (born 1950)

Collective/Group NEA National Heritage Fellow

CultureHispano

Date2017

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

MediumWood, paint, glue

Dimensions70 7/8 × 48 1/16 × 21 1/4 in. (180 × 122 × 54 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Janis and Dennis Lyon, A.2018.24.1

Object numberA.2018.24.1ab

Collections

DescriptionDecorative shelf unit painted black, pink, blue, and other bright colors, back panel shows skeletons with musical instruments, carved sculptures attached on table such as a pipe, beers, chillis, and portraits, bottom panel shows more skeletons dancing.