DepartmentLatin America

Standing Skeleton Figure with Animals and Flowers

NameSculpture

Maker Felipe Linares

DateC. 1994

Place madeDistrito Federal, Mexico, North America

MediumPapier-mâché, paint, wire

DimensionsOverall: 71 x 39 1/2 x 40 in. (180.34 x 100.33 x 101.6 cm)

Credit LineGift of Mark Yale Harris, Sculptor

Object numberA.2007.33.2V

DescriptionLarge paper mache sculpture of a standing skeletal figure. Vibrant colored creatures and plant life decorate the bones: 3 birds, 3 bugs, 1 butterfly, 1 snake, 1 lizard, 12 flowers, 3 cactus 1 cactus stump, and 1 tree. A leafy vine grows between his feet and supports the snake.