Miniature Heil Reagan 1984

Art

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El Camino College Anthropology Museum

Name/Title

Miniature "Heil Reagan 1984"

Entry/Object ID

E-67

Description

A wood and clay miniature of three skeletons stand atop what is assumed to be an Olympic winners stand. All three skeletons are dress in blue jumpsuits, with "USA" in red, white and blue written on one side, and medals around their necks. The stand in numbered 1, 2, and 3, with the words "Heil Reagan 1984", as well as what looks like the Olympic rings drawn on the center cube.

Artwork Details

Medium

Clay, Wood

Collection

El Camino College Anthropology Museum

Category

Day of the Dead
Ethnography, Anthropology

Acquisition

Accession

99.01.04

Source or Donor

Torrija Family Gallery

Ethnography

Cultural Region

* Untyped Cultural Region

Mexico

Culture/Tribe

Mexican

Notes

Listed as being from the Zona Rosa area of Mexico City, Mexico

Dimensions

Height

3 in

Width

2 in

Color

Blue, White, Red

Condition

Overall Condition

Poor

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

This object has two sets of catalog/accession numbers. The set listed here is the set for El Camino Anthropology Museum, while the second set can only be assumed to be from the Torrija Family Gallery (catalog number LA115 (544), accession number 91.15.115). The original accession number is written in ink on the bottom, upper left of this object, while the number listed here is written on bottom, right corner.

Note Type

In-House Note

Note

After finding several other entries of this kind, it can only be assumed that these Day of the Dead objects where re-assigned accession numbers at some point, but no records of this have been found.