a) Crepe paper flowers (1 each red, blue, yellow, violet, white); edged with silver glitter; attached together with green crepe paper wrapped wires; L. 13 cm b) cardboard disc with hole for stems; dia. 45 cm; c) white paper cup filled with ashes to hold flowers; H 6 cm, dia. 5.5 cm. See 25-3500-01. See field notes in acc envelope.
Donor:
Susan Weikel Palmer and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Campeche (city), Campeche, Mexico
Verbatim coll. place:
Mexico, Campeche, Campeche
Collector:
Susan Weikel Palmer
Collection date:
October 31, 1966
Materials:
Paper (fiber product)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Accession date:
1967
Context of use:
Placed on household alters and at graves of dead relatives during Days of the Dean (Oct 31 - Nov 2)