Dia de Los Muertos
Photographer
Bobby M. Gutierrez
(born 1981 New Mexico; lives Rio Rancho, New Mexico)
DateNovember 6, 2016
Mediumborn digital jpg
Dimensions18 11/16 × 12 3/16 in. (47.4 × 31 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Bobby Gutierrez
Object numberPA2023.020.060
DescriptionThis image depicts a woman participating in the Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration at the Marigold Parade in the South Valley of Albuquerque, New Mexico. The woman is holding a large pink umbrella over her head. Her face and neck have been painted to resemble a skeleton. She is wearing a black sleeveless dress. Several wooden skewers can be seen sticking out of her pinkish purplish hair. Each stick has a fake orange monarch butterfly on it. Finally, the woman is wearing one glove on her right hand which resembles a skeleton hand.On View
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