DepartmentLatin America
Skeleton figure
NameSculpture
Maker
Elpidia Chacon Ruiz
Dateca. 1970
Place madeOaxaca, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, paint, metal, cotton, plastic glitter
DimensionsOverall: 4 5/16 x 5 7/16 x 2 9/16 in. (11 x 13.8 x 6.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Andrea Wilcox-Black
Object numberA.2011.3.9
DescriptionA skeleton calavera man standing and climbing out of a black coffin with a white interior; he is grasping the coffin lid with both hands. The coffin has two yellow hinges, and a yellow cross and five 'glitter' spots on the lid.
