Alebrijes · Works in collections

Bird alebrije, Children’s Museum of Indianapolis

Attributed by the source Pedro Linares López

Per the record The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis itself published with the photograph on Wikimedia Commons (artist: Pedro Linares); the museum’s online collection record was not consulted.

Descriptive title, to be confirmed

A papier-mâché bird alebrije in the permanent collection of The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis. The only photograph available on Wikimedia Commons is a detail: a yellow, long-fingered claw with rows of black spots and black nails; behind it, out of focus, the other claw and the bird’s red and green body.

Object details

Maker

Pedro Linares López

Year

1986 · according to the museum record published with the photograph

Materials and technique

Papier-mâché (according to the museum), polychromed.

Dimensions

To be confirmed

Collection

The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, United States (permanent collection)

Inventory

86.315.34

Availability

Institutional collection