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Carreta de la Muerte
Carreta de la Muerte
Carreta de la Muerte
DepartmentHispano

Carreta de la Muerte

NameSculpture
Maker Mario Vargas
CultureHispano
Date2010
Place madeTaos, New Mexico, United States
MediumWood, cedar, epoxy adhesive, beeswax
Dimensions27 3/4 × 25 3/16 × 23 5/8 in. (70.5 × 64 × 60 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, museum purchase with funds from the Linton Family Endowment, A.2018.82.1ab
Terms
  • value (economic concept)
Object numberA.2018.82.1ab
ProvenancePurchased by curator directly from the artist at Summer Spanish Market, 2018.
DescriptionHandcarved and handchiseled figure of a skeleton holding a bow and arrow emerging out of the natural tree branch shape standing on a cart with two wheels and side/back rails.
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