Miniature woman with straw

Name/Title

Miniature woman with straw

Entry/Object ID

E-80

Description

This miniature, made of clay, wood, and paper mache, depicts a skeleton woman kneeling on a red base in front of bundles of straw, which we assume she is trying to sell. She wears a white blouse with red lining, and a long blue skirt. She holds a bundle of straw in her right hand.

Collection

El Camino College Anthropology Museum

Category

Day of the Dead
Ethnography, Anthropology

Acquisition

Accession

99.01.17

Source or Donor

Mercado Victoria

Ethnography

Cultural Region

* Untyped Cultural Region

Mexico

Notes

Listed as being from Mercado, Victoria, in Puebla, Mexico

Dimensions

Dimension Description

2 in

Color

Blue, White, Red

Condition

Overall Condition

Very Good

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Origianl catalog number listed as LA250 (576), while accession number is listed as "91.15.250" on the bottom of base.