Tray

Description

Polystyrene tray containing ten plastic female skeleton figures, each carrying a bottle of beer in one hand and a bat in the other, made for the Mexican Day of the Dead festival, 1999

Museum reference

K.1999.1428

Object name

Tray

Production information

Mexico, North America

Date

1999

Materials

Polystyrene, Plastic

Physical description

Polystyrene, clingfilm, plastic, synthetic fibre, fabric, thread

Associations

Mexican Day of the Dead festival
Sonora Market, Mexico City, Mexico, North America

Exhibitions

• Patterns of Life (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

References

Carmichael, E., and Sayer, C., The Skeleton at the Feast, Texas, 1997

On display

national museum of scotland »
level 1 »
world cultures, patterns of life