Box. Tin plate, rectangular with hinged lid, embossed with floral and bird designs. Rounded metal handles soldered to sides. 19.0 cm X 24.0 cm X 95.0 cm
Donor:
Edgar C. Altermatt, Katharine D. Jenkins, and Mrs. Edgar C. Altermatt
Collection place:
Oaxaca, Mexico
Verbatim coll. place:
Mexico, Oaxaca, Oaxaca
Collector:
Katharine D. Jenkins
Collection date:
1970
Materials:
Tin (metal)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Boxes (containers)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
February 24, 1982
Context of use:
Christmas, could be used to store nativity scene figures
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
width 24 centimeters, length 95 centimeters, and height 19 centimeters