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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 × 1 7/8 × 1 1/4 in. (2.5 × 4.7 × 3.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Linda Alexander, A.2020.25.78
Object numberA.2020.25.78
ProvenancePurchased by donor in Puno, Peru in 1985
DescriptionFlat stone with two vendors and two containers.
Market vendor amulet
early-mid-20th century
Market vendor amulet
early-mid-20th century
Market vendor amulet
early-mid-20th century
Market vendor amulet
early-mid-20th century
Market vendor amulet
early-mid-20th century
Market vendor amulet
early-mid-20th century
Market vendor amulet
early-mid-20th century
Market vendor amulet
early-mid-20th century
Figure group, market scene
Herón Martínez Mendoza
ca. 1958, staff
Arte naïf painting
Luis Rodriguez Ricardo
2015
Tiffin Carrier / Food Container
Artist Not Recorded
Early to Mid 20th century