DepartmentHispano
Tree of Life
NameSculpture
Maker
Sabinita López Ortiz
(Hispana American)
CultureHispano/ New Mexican
Date2014
Place madeCordova, New Mexico, United States, North America
MediumWood (aspen and cedar)
Dimensions23 1/4 × 19 11/16 × 17 5/16 in. (59 × 50 × 44 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Folk Art Society of America, A.2018.21.1
Object numberA.2018.21.1
ProvenancePurchased by the donor directly from the artist.
DescriptionWood-carving of Adam and Eve under the Tree of Life. Shows two figures standing in stylized grass holding dark wood-colored fruit (apples), dark wood-colored fruit (apples) positioned around top of the tree and leaves, snake carved curling around trunk of the tree, small figure perched at top of the tree.
1980s
Sabinita López Ortiz
CA 1965, STAFF
