Death Cart, Doña Sebastiana

NameSculpture

Maker Patricia Trujillo Oviedo

Maker Marco A. Oviedo

CultureHispano

Date1990

Place madeChimayo, New Mexico, United States, North America

MediumWood, paint, thread, cotton, feather, wire, mica, hide, possibly wool

Dimensions18 1/2 × 11 13/16 × 18 1/2 in. (47 × 30 × 47 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Brenda and Bert Jacobs, A.2019.14.1ab

Object numberA.2019.14.1ab

ProvenancePurchased by the donors directly from the makers at Spanish Market.

DescriptionA) Cart B) Figure
White, female skeleton figure with braids of white wool hair seated on a bench in a cart made of twigs (bark on) tied together with strips of hide. The wheels are unpainted, carved wood. The figure holds a bow and arrow with red fiber wrapped in appropriate places. The arrow has an arrow head and has a feather attached. The string on the arrow is wire. The eyes of the figure are of mica.