Day of the Dead Altar

Art

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International Museum of Art & Science

Name/Title

Day of the Dead Altar

Entry/Object ID

1990.01.159.003

Description

A ceramic figurine of a pillar. The pillar itself is unpainted, but it is covered in flowers and leaves which are attched by wire to the pillar. This pillar is part of a set that creat an archway with a piece of wire attached to the top. It is part of a 19 piece set of offerings for a Day of the Dead altar.

Artwork Details

Medium

Clay, Paint, Wire

Made/Created

Artist

Aguilar, Guillermina

Date made

1980 - 1984

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

Mexican

Dimensions

Height

10-1/2 in

Width

6-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

b & c.) arch clay posts with multicolored objects attached 10 1/2'' x 6 1/2'' (26.7cm x 16.5cm)