Panuncio (skeleton-devil bread vendor)

NameSculpture

Artist Mauricio Hernandez Colmenero (Mexico)

CultureMexican

Datec. 2010-2019

(not assigned)Guanajuato, Mexico, Latin America, North America

MediumMultimedia Papier-mâché: cardboard, brown paper, paste/glue, reeds, aniline dye, beef grease, oil paint, leather, & fangs

Dimensions31 1/4 × 31 1/2 × 18 7/8 in. (79.3 × 80 × 48 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of Linda Marcus, A.2022.48.1

Object numberA.2022.48.1

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionMedium size mexican papier-mache sculpture with an Angel, Skeleton, and Judas (Devil) character riding a green and orange bike with a basket of breads on the front of the bike and a top the skeleton's head while riding over sugar skulls. Base is red.