Miniature book with skull and rosery

Art

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El Camino College Anthropology Museum

Name/Title

Miniature book with skull and rosery

Entry/Object ID

E-81

Description

This small open bible, made of clay or plaster, is painted white and gold, with a small yellow skull resting in one corner. The skull is wearing a piece of lace as a covering, and there is a golden rosery painted on the pages.

Collection

El Camino College Anthropology Museum

Category

Day of the Dead
Ethnography, Anthropology

Acquisition

Accession

99.01.18

Source or Donor

Mercado Victoria

Ethnography

Cultural Region

* Untyped Cultural Region

Mexico

Notes

Catalog card lists this miniature as being from Puebla, Mexico; most probably from the Mercado Victoria market.

Dimensions

Height

1 in

Color

White, Gold, Yellow

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Original catalog number listed on card is LA259 (599), while original accession number, written on bottom is "91.15.259.