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

1990.01.159.004

Description

A ceramic figurine of a baked potato. The potato is brown with a yellow buttered top. There is a white skull on top of the potato. It is part of a 19 piece set of offerings for a Day of the Dead altar.

Artwork Details

Medium

Clay, Paint

Made/Created

Artist

Aguilar, Guillermina

Date made

1980 - 1984

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

Mexican

Dimensions

Height

1-1/8 in

Width

2-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

d.)Buttered brown potatoe with white skull 1 1/8'' x 2 3/4'' (2.9cm x 7xm)