Los Nuevos Pecados Capitales

NameWoodblock print

Artist or maker Esteban Silva

CulturePurépecha

Date2018

Place madePátzcuaro, Michoacan, Mexico, North America

(not assigned)México

MediumHandmade paper (waterlily), ink

Dimensions19 11/16 × 23 1/4 in. (50 × 59 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF collection, FA.2020.6.2

Object numberFA.2020.6.2

ProvenanceAcquired by curator during a field research trip to Michoacán in April, 2019.

DescriptionA fisherman in traditional dress is holding a fishing net containing a car tire, bottles and cans, fish skeletons, and assorted trash. Surounding him are the words: omision, desunion, tristeza, caos, pobreza, cinismo, desamor, frustracion, ahogo, deliro.