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Skeleton figure
Skeleton figure
Skeleton figure
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentLatin America

Skeleton figure

NameSculpture
Maker Elpidia Chacon Ruiz
Dateca. 1970
Place madeOaxaca, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, paint, metal, cotton
DimensionsOverall: 6 11/16 x 2 3/16 x 1 3/4 in. (17 x 5.5 x 4.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Andrea Wilcox-Black
Object numberA.2011.3.10 ab
DescriptionPair of skeleton men with cameras. a). Calavera man dressed in black suit with white shirt holding a camera and looking over the flash attachment with his right eye. Stands on dark green base. b). Calavera man dressed in reddish brown suit with white shirt holding a camera. His head is tilted to the left of the camera. Stands on yellow base.
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