Miniature Erendira y su Abuela

Name/Title

Miniature "Erendira y su Abuela"

Entry/Object ID

E-76

Description

A miniature scene made of wood, clay and a small mirror, shows three people, a man in a black suit, holding a slip of paper, an old woman, and naked young girl in a wooden bed, covered by a colorful blanket. The box the scene takes place in is red, with blue walls, and white dots along the edges, a black door on the right side. There is also slip of paper along the top of a small mirror on the back wall, with the words, "Erendira y su abuela" in Spanish. Perhaps this is a scene of last rites taking place?

Collection

El Camino College Anthropology Museum

Category

Day of the Dead
Ethnography, Anthropology

Acquisition

Accession

99.01.13

Source or Donor

El Arte Popular en Miniatura

Ethnography

Cultural Region

* Untyped Cultural Region

Mexico

Notes

Listed as being from Mexico City

Dimensions

Height

2 in

Width

4 in

Depth

2 in

Color

Red, Blue, Black, White

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

General Notes

Note

Original catalog and accession numbers are listed on the original catalog card as follows: LA 246 (553), 91.15.246 written on the bottom.