DepartmentHispano
Carreta de la Muerte
NameSculpture
Artist or maker
Mario Vargas
CultureHispano
Date2010
Place madeTaos, New Mexico, United States
MediumWood, cedar, epoxy adhesive, beeswax
Dimensions27 3/4 × 25 3/16 × 23 5/8 in. (70.5 × 64 × 60 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, museum purchase with funds from the Linton Family Endowment, A.2018.82.1ab
Terms
- value (economic concept)
Object numberA.2018.82.1ab
Collections
ProvenancePurchased by curator directly from the artist at Summer Spanish Market, 2018.
DescriptionHandcarved and handchiseled figure of a skeleton holding a bow and arrow emerging out of the natural tree branch shape standing on a cart with two wheels and side/back rails.
Genaro Vargas
