Carreta de la Muerte
NameCarving
Maker
Charles M. Carrillo
(born 1956)
CultureHispano
Date1996
Place madeSanta Fe., New Mexico, United States, North America
Mediumwood, sinew, paint, stone, gesso
DimensionsOverall: 19 x 16 x 28 1/2 in. (48.26 x 40.64 x 72.39 cm)
Credit LineGift of Nancy Benkof and Paul Pletka, IFAF Collection
Object numberFA.2004.38.1V
DescriptionA full -length death figure (skeleton) is sitting on a brown chair with a cross back. Figure is tied to the chair with sinew. The figure is a light wood with brown markings, a red tough, and long blond horse hair on back of skull. In its left hand is a bow and arrow. The brown cart is shaped like a crib with two wooden wheels and a long tongue held down by a light-colored stone secured with a woven string. All the joints in the cart are either pegged, doweled, or secured with sinew. Pegged to the cart is a small 3" by 2" retablo with a sacred heart set in a green base that holds a green cross with yellow rays against a tan background and black border unsigned.
