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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 1/8 x 5 5/16 x 3 1/16 in. (15.5 x 13.5 x 7.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Andrea Wilcox-Black
Object numberA.2011.3.12
DescriptionSkeleton drummer. Female skeleton calavera in a green dress with a drum stick in each hand. Before her is a drum set consisting of a bass drum, two smaller drums, and one brass cymbal (2nd one is missing).
Skeleton figure
Elpidia Chacon Ruiz
ca. 1970
Skeleton figure
Elpidia Chacon Ruiz
ca. 1970
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Elpidia Chacon Ruiz
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Elpidia Chacon Ruiz
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Elpidia Chacon Ruiz
ca. 1970
Skeleton figure
Elpidia Chacon Ruiz
ca. 1970
Skeleton figure
Elpidia Chacon Ruiz
ca. 1970
Skeleton figure
Elpidia Chacon Ruiz
ca. 1970
Skeleton figure
Elpidia Chacon Ruiz
ca. 1970
Skeleton figure
Elpidia Chacon Ruiz
ca. 1970
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