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Miniature goods for Ekeko
Miniature goods for Ekeko
Miniature goods for Ekeko
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentLatin America

Miniature goods for Ekeko

NameMiniatures
Artist Artist Not Recorded
Date1974
Place madeLa Paz, Bolivia, South America
MediumMetal, paper, plastic, foodstuffs, straw, wood, paint
Credit LineIFAF Collection
Object numberFA.1974.26.111V
Collections
DescriptionEach year one lot of various types of miniatures are manufactured for the Alacitas fair, which is held every year from January 24th through the first week in February. These items are not available any other time. Canned goods, boxes of food, brooms, suitcase, barrel, etc.
Ekeko Figure
Artist Not Recorded
ca. 1976
Ekeko Figure
Artist Not Recorded
Mid-20th century
Ekeko Figure
Artist Not Recorded
c. 1975
Build those Walls, We Come from the Stars
Alas de Agua Art Collective
2019
Torah Scroll, case and case ornaments
Torah scroll: Circa 1875; Tik (Case): 1933 (Hebrew Year 5693)
Retablo, Holy Week (Semana Santa)
Alfredo López Morales
2015
Doomsday Calendar
Z. B. Armstrong
1987
Hundred-Bird Festival Coat (bainiaoyi)
Artist Not Recorded
20th century
Miniature canned goods
Artist Not Recorded
ca 1960