DepartmentLatin America
Mariposa Calavera (Skull Butterfly)
NameAlebrije figure
Artist
Joel Garcia
Dateca. 2010
Place madeMexico City, Mexico, North America
MediumPaper, paste, paint, metal
Dimensions9 1/4 × 11 1/2 × 12 in. (23.495 × 29.2101 × 30.4801 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds from the Museum of New Mexico Foundation
Object numberA.2024.4.1
ProvenancePurchased by Jon Gurrola from the artist in Pasadena, CA in 2010.
DescriptionContemporary Mexican papier-mache sculpture (Cartonería) of a skeleton (calavera) with bright orange butterfly (mariposa) wings, and can be considered an alebrije.
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