Day of the Dead Altar

Art

International Museum of Art & Science

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

1990.01.159.017

Description

A ceramic figurine of a plate holding a roasted chiken. The plate is decorated in red, white, and blue stripes. The cooked chicken in yellow. 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

3/4 in

Diameter

1-3/4 in