Miniature La Quina

Art

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El Camino College Anthropology Museum

Name/Title

Miniature "La Quina"

Entry/Object ID

E-85

Description

This miniature depicts two skeleton men, one dressed in white and lying down on a green base, with another man, dressed in a blue suit and black hat, sitting on top of him. The man in the blue suit is holding what looks to be a bag of money. The words "La Quina" are written on the green base.

Artwork Details

Medium

Clay, Wood

Collection

El Camino College Anthropology Museum

Category

Day of the Dead
Ethnography, Anthropology

Acquisition

Accession

99.01.22

Source or Donor

Torrija Family Gallery

Ethnography

Cultural Region

* Untyped Cultural Region

Mexico

Notes

Listed as being from Zona Rosa, Mexico City, Mexico

Dimensions

Height

2 in

Width

3 in

Color

Green, White, Blue, Black

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Note on original catalog card lists this miniature as being from both the Torrija Family Gallery, and the Craft and Folk Art Museum. The original accession number is written on the bottom as "91.15.125"