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Calavera
Calavera
Calavera
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentLatin America

Calavera

NameFigure, Fantasy
Artist Artist Not Recorded
Datec. 1960
Place madeMexico, North America
MediumCeramic, metal, wood, paint
Dimensions5 1/4 × 2 3/8 × 3 1/16 in. (13.3 × 6 × 7.7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.6.497X
Object numberA.1979.6.497X
Collections
DescriptionBodies moldmade, one painted green, two painted pink. Arms. legs, and necks of springs. All have wings and horns. // $10 ea. Mounted on wood bases by A. Girard.
Devil
Devil
Artist Not Recorded
c. 1960
Curing Set (Cuadrilla)
Curing Set (Cuadrilla)
Darío Soteno Léon
1997
Alligator
Alligator
Artist Not Recorded
c. 1960
Curing Set, Juego del Aire (for adult)
Curing Set, Juego del Aire (for adult)
María del Refugio Reyes Hernandez
1997
Image Not Available for Calavera String Puppet
Calavera String Puppet
Artist Not Recorded
c. 1956
Curing Set, Juego del Aire (for child)
Curing Set, Juego del Aire (for child)
María del Refugio Reyes Hernandez
1997
Heddle pulley
Heddle pulley
Photo by Polina Smutko
The Temptations of St. Anthony
Luis Tapia
1991
Calavera
Calavera
Augustin Cruz
CA 1960, STAFF
Image Not Available for Calavera
Calavera
Artist Not Recorded
c. 1956
Figure, sheep
Figure, sheep
Herón Martínez Mendoza
c. 1958
ORNAMENT, CHRISTMAS TREE
ORNAMENT, CHRISTMAS TREE
Artist Not Recorded
ca 1960
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