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Standing Skeleton Figure with Animals and Flowers
Standing Skeleton Figure with Animals and Flowers
Standing Skeleton Figure with Animals and Flowers
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentLatin America

Standing Skeleton Figure with Animals and Flowers

NameSculpture
Maker Felipe Linares
DateC. 1994
Place madeDistrito Federal, Mexico, North America
MediumPapier-mâché, paint, wire
DimensionsOverall: 71 x 39 1/2 x 40 in. (180.34 x 100.33 x 101.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mark Yale Harris, Sculptor
Object numberA.2007.33.2V
DescriptionLarge paper mache sculpture of a standing skeletal figure. Vibrant colored creatures and plant life decorate the bones: 3 birds, 3 bugs, 1 butterfly, 1 snake, 1 lizard, 12 flowers, 3 cactus 1 cactus stump, and 1 tree. A leafy vine grows between his feet and supports the snake.
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