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Maker(s):Azurdia, Margarita
Culture:Guatemalan (1931 - 1998)
Title:La Libertad
Date Made:1970-1974
Type:Sculpture
Materials:wood, clay, string, horsehair, metal hooks, paint
Place Made:Guatemala
Measurements:overall: 55 x 23 x 18 in.; 139.7 x 58.42 x 45.72 cm
Narrative Inscription:  unsigned, undated
Accession Number:  SC 1995.8.1
Credit Line:Gift of Margarita Azurdia
Museum Collection:  Smith College Museum of Art
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Description:
painted wooden table with figure on donkey holding birds with 50 skulls on table top and 48 skulls hanging from sides of table; made by Guatemalan carvers, painted by the artist
mythology; woman; animal; furniture; death/mourning

Tags:
allegory; animals; women

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