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.early-mid-20th century
early-mid-20th century
early-mid-20th century
early-mid-20th century
early-mid-20th century
early-mid-20th century
early-mid-20th century
early-mid-20th century