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Salt and pepper shakers
Salt and pepper shakers
Salt and pepper shakers
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentLatin America

Salt and pepper shakers

NameSalt and pepper shakers
Artist Artist Not Recorded
Date1970s
Place madeMexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico, North America
MediumMetal (silver)
Dimensions1 9/16 × 1 1/8 × 1 3/8 in. (3.9 × 2.9 × 3.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Patricia M. Newman, A.2010.84.24a-d
Object numberA.2010.84.24a-d
DescriptionPair of silver salt and pepper shakers in form of sleeping figures with sombreros. a). and c). are crouching figures with heads down, rounded knees, incised toes. b). and d). are removable sombreros with pierced holes in the crowns of the hats.
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