Bottlecap Snake Figure
AssociationAssociated with
Casa San Ysidro
Dateca. 1975
Mediumbottle caps, wire, wood
Dimensionscoiled, 14 1/2 × 11 × 3 1/4 in. (36.8 × 27.9 × 8.3 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Ward Alan and Shirley Jolly Minge
Object numberPC2005.4.7
DescriptionThis contemporary folk art snake has a wooden head and tail. The body is made up of bottle caps to create a snake-like structure, and wood is incorporated to create a rattle at the end, featuring carved ridges. The wooden snake head is expressive with limited details, with a main focus on the open mouth with a painted, pointed tongue.On View
Not on viewCollections
- Casa San Ysidro: Living History
