Name/Title

"Death Cart"

Entry/Object ID

1990.01.185.001

Description

A ceramic figurine of a Death cart. The base of the cart is red and sits on a set of four ceramic wheels. The canopy is held up by two gold colored coluemns. The canpoy is black and has skulls on each of the corners and a silver cross in the center. A skeletal Father Time sits in the front seat. He is wearing a blue hooded robe and carrys a red with silver scythe.

Artwork Details

Medium

Clay, Paint

Made/Created

Artist

Josefina Aguilar

Date made

1980 - 1987

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

Mexican

Dimensions

Height

12-1/2 in

Width

8 in

Length

13 in

Dimension Notes

Death Cart: 12 1/2" x 8" x 13" (31.7cm x 20.3cm x 33cm) Burro: 5 1/2" x 6 1/2" x 8" (14cm x 16.5cm x 20.3cm)