sieve;
toy
- Museum number
- Am1978,15.592.b
- Description
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Miniature sieve (one of three pieces of cooking equipment); made of metal; circle of metal with metal grating attached across bottom; piece of wire attached around top rim for handle.
- Production date
- 1970s
- Dimensions
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Height: 1.50 centimetres
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Width: 2.50 centimetres
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Depth: 7 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- Mexicans delight in miniature objects replicating objects of everyday life. Although children use these as toys, adults are also fascinated with miniature items. These are offered for sale in Sonora Market, a source for endless numbers of toys and miniatures.
- Location
- Not on display
- Exhibition history
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Exhibited:
1977-1978, London, Horniman Museum
- Acquisition date
- 1978
- Acquisition notes
- Objects collected during the 1970s by Chloë Sayer and Marcos Ortiz. They were exhibited in 1977-1978 at the Horniman Museum, and later acquired by the British Museum.
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Am1978,15.592.b
