Miniature of a widow at a mirror

Art

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El Camino College Anthropology Museum

A side view: Note the painting of her face and dress
A side view

Note the painting of her face and dress

Name/Title

Miniature of a widow at a mirror

Entry/Object ID

E-79

Description

This wooden miniature shows a grieving widow at her dressing mirror. Painting black with a lace veil, she is kneeling at an orange dresser, looking into a mirror. On the dresser we can see what looks like a small bowl, and a small plastic brush was at one time glued on top.

Collection

El Camino College Anthropology Museum

Category

Day of the Dead
Ethnography, Anthropology

Acquisition

Accession

99.01.16

Source or Donor

Craft and Folk Art Museum

Ethnography

Cultural Region

* Untyped Cultural Region

Mexico

Notes

Note on original catalog card lists this piece as being from Mercado Victoria, Puebla, Mexico

Dimensions

Height

3 in

Color

Green, Orange, Black, White

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Original catalog number listed on card is LA249 (574), while the accession number "91.15.249" is written in ink on the bottom.