Objekt 16
South-American toad band
Description
The Mayas of Ancient Mexico venerated cane toads. These three examples were stuffed and preserved playing a double bass, guitar, and accordion, the three instruments on which the Música Norteña popular in northern Mexico is traditionally played.
Object description
Cane toad musicians // Tamazunchale, Mexico // stuffed and preserved cane toads, wood, string // Robert and Cécile Hiltbrand-Grimmeisen Collection, gift of 2014 // Museum der Kulturen Basel, RH 4742-4744.