Miniature Skeleton in a Box

Name/Title

Miniature Skeleton in a Box

Entry/Object ID

E-84

Description

This miniature depicts a scene of a skeleton laying in a red box. He is cut in half, lying in a puddle of blood, and dressed in white. Behind him, on a blue background, is what looks to be a score board, depicting both the U.S.A and Russian flags, beneath which are the words "Mexico, Norte, Sur"

Collection

El Camino College Anthropology Museum

Category

Day of the Dead
Ethnography, Anthropology

Acquisition

Accession

99.01.21

Source or Donor

Torrija Family Gallery

Ethnography

Cultural Region

* Untyped Cultural Region

Mexico

Culture/Tribe

Mexican

Notes

Catalog card shows this miniature is from Zona Rosa, Mexico City, Mexico

Dimensions

Height

2 in

Width

3 in

Color

Blue, Red, Yellow, White

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

This minature has no original catalog number listed, however it does have an accession number written in ink on the back, "91.15.138"