Toy, altar (Day of the Dead). Three tiered altar made of cardboard painted bright blue with white trim. Plaster, painted figures of a skull, two candles and a saint glued to tiers of altar. Ht. 12.5 cm, Bottom tier 5.0 cm X 5.0 cm.
Donor:
Edgar C. Altermatt, Katharine D. Jenkins, and Mrs. Edgar C. Altermatt
Collection place:
Mexico
Verbatim coll. place:
Mexico, unspecified
Collector:
Katharine D. Jenkins
Materials:
Paint (coating) and Plaster
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Toys (recreational artifacts)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Accession date:
February 24, 1982
Context of use:
Day of the Dead
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
height 12.5 centimeters, length 5 centimeters, and width 5 centimeters