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Market vendor amulet
Market vendor amulet
Market vendor amulet
DepartmentLatin America

Market vendor amulet

NameAmulet
CultureKallawaya
Dateearly-mid-20th century
Place madeBautista Saavedra, La Paz, Bolivia, South America
MediumAlabaster
DimensionsLargest: 1 3/4 × 7/8 × 1 1/4 in. (4.5 × 2.2 × 3.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Linda Alexander, A.2020.25.71
Object numberA.2020.25.71
ProvenancePurchased by donor in Puno, Peru in 1985
DescriptionSingle figure, possibly seated, with large square, decorated with circles, in front of body.
Market vendor amulet
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