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Los Matachines
Los Matachines
Los Matachines
DepartmentHispano

Los Matachines

NamePainting
Maker Monica Sosaya Halford (American, born 1931)
CultureHispano
Date2001
Place madeSanta Fe, New Mexico, United States, North America
MediumHide, paint, wood, metal.
Dimensions9 1/8 × 29 1/2 × 9/16 in. (23.25 × 75 × 1.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, bequest of Daniel E. Prall, FA.2018.27.130
Object numberFA.2018.27.130
DescriptionPainting on hide of costumed Matachines dancers entering a church. Hide attached to red-painted wood base with scalloped metal frame.
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