DepartmentHispano

Stuffed jalapeño wallet

NameWallet

CultureLatinx/Hispanx

Date2018 - 2020

Place madeCibola County Correctional Center, Milan, New Mexico, United States, North America

MediumSnack packaging

Dimensions2 7/8 × 4 1/2 × 3/8 in. (7.3025 × 11.43 × 0.9525 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Santa Fe Dreamers Project, A.2020.61.3

Object numberA.2020.61.3

ProvenanceThis group of items is donated by the Santa Fe Dreamers Project for the upcoming exhibition Between the Lines: Prison Art and Advocacy scheduled to open in the museum’s Gallery of Conscience on October 3, 2021

DescriptionBifold wallet with interior pocket for holding money. Front image is of a cabin with deck, next to a full moon which is reflected in a lake, next to a fir tree. Inside, with the wallet fully open, are two panels: stuffed jalapeño, with two peppers to the right and chips above.