altar;
toy
- Museum number
- Am1978,15.630
- Description
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Miniature altar (ofrenda in Spanish); made of wood; table with four legs, crossbraces supporting legs, painted blue, trimmed in white lace; pottery offerings on top of table - two candles painted yellow back corners, white skull with black markings back centre, Day of the Dead breads, sugar cane, fruit, bowls, tortillas, tacos.
- Production date
- 1970s
- Dimensions
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Height: 9 centimetres
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Width: 12 centimetres
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Depth: 7.50 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
- Associated events
- Used at: Day of the Dead
- 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
- Am1978,15.630