Skulls and skeletons · Works in collections

Skull for Day of the Dead celebration

Attributed by the source Felipe Linares Mendoza

Earlier research recorded catalog NMAI_264101 under Felipe Linares Mendoza; the museum page could not be inspected directly on October 23, 2026 (bot verification).

A 1972 cartonería skull recorded in the collection of the National Museum of the American Indian. It is the earliest catalogued piece attributed to Felipe Linares Mendoza; the same museum holds another 1972 skull under the name Francisco Linares (NMAI_262726).

Object details

Maker

Felipe Linares Mendoza

Year

1972

Materials and technique

Cartonería. Materials per the museum record, to be verified.

Dimensions

To be confirmed

Collection

Smithsonian, National Museum of the American Indian, Washington

Inventory

NMAI_264101

Availability

Institutional collection

Provenance and exhibitions: Smithsonian, National Museum of the American Indian, NMAI_264101.