Miniature ofrenda table

Art

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El Camino College Anthropology Museum

Name/Title

Miniature ofrenda table

Entry/Object ID

E-82

Description

This miniature wooden table, depicting an ofrenda, is painted black, with various objects displayed on top; such as: two snakes (one red, one green) a brown and white owl, a skull, two candles (one yellow and one orange), and a doll in a polka dot dress.

Artwork Details

Medium

Clay, Wood

Collection

El Camino College Anthropology Museum

Category

Day of the Dead
Ethnography, Anthropology

Acquisition

Accession

99.01.19

Source or Donor

Mercado Victoria

Ethnography

Cultural Region

* Untyped Cultural Region

Mexico

Notes

The catalog card for this object lists Mercado Victoria, Puebla, Mexico as the source of this object.

Dimensions

Height

1 in

Color

Black, Green, Orange, Red, Brown, White

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Original catalog number for this object is LA266 (568), while the original accession number is listed as "91.15.266," written on the bottom in ink.

Note Type

In-House Note

Note

This is only one of a set of three tables, each with their own catalog and accession number. It is not known if they were all acquired together.