Day of the Dead Skeleton Doll
Maker
Unknown, Native American (Latin America)
DateMid 20th C
MediumPigment, wood, nails in feet and arms
Dimensions14 1/4” H x 5” W
SignedNone
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object numberNLA2012.01.LMA
DescriptionRoughly carved standing skeletal figure painted in black and white with inverted heart shaped shorts in red. Stationary legs and articulated arms with one open palm and one closed fist that was designed to hold something now missing.
ClassificationsSculpture
Collections
Exhibitions
Makers and Materials of the Americas
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Unknown, Native American (Latin America)
Unknown, Native American (Latin America)
Unknown, Native American (Latin America)
Unknown, Native American (Latin America)
Unknown, Native American (Latin America)