Cartonería dragon with a long, arched green body, segmented and dotted in red, purple and orange crests along its back, black ram’s horns, an open fanged mouth and green clawed legs, against an orange background. — Worm dragon with ram’s horns · 1 of 1“The Worm”, photograph by Eden, Janine and Jim, via Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab) · LicenseCC BY 2.0 (opens in a new tab)

Alebrijes

Worm dragon with ram’s horns

Attributed by the source Pedro Linares López

Attribution per the photograph’s description on Wikimedia Commons and Flickr (“Sculpture by Pedro Linares”), published under the title “The Worm”; no collection record consulted.

Descriptive title, to be confirmed

A dragon with a long, green body segmented like a worm’s, arched over clawed bird’s legs. It has purple and orange crests along its back, black ram’s horns, fangs and, by its chest, a small dark blue creature. Eden, Janine and Jim photographed it on December 29, 2018 in Manhattan, New York, according to Wikimedia Commons, on the same day as the “Sculpture by Pedro Linares” in this catalog.

Object details

Maker: Pedro Linares López
Year: To be confirmed
Materials and technique: Polychromed cartonería. Materials to be confirmed.
Dimensions: To be confirmed
Availability: To be confirmed

Sources

File:The Worm.jpg, Wikimedia Commons

Related works

Sculpture by Pedro LinaresAlebrijes“Alebrije sculpture”, photograph by Eden, Janine and Jim, via Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab) · LicenseCC BY 2.0 (opens in a new tab)
Alebrije by Pedro Linares, Museo de Arte PopularAlebrijes · Works in collections“Alebrije de Pedro Linares”, photograph by Centro de Documentación MAP, via Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab) · LicenseCC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab)