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Object Number
46-69-30/5439
Display Title
2 miniature white bags of flour for doll called egego - used in ceremonies
Descriptions
Object Description
2 miniature white bags of flour for doll called egego - used in ceremony to typify what is desired for coming year (1944)
Inventory Description
Miniature burlap sacks, depicting bags of flour, gathered at top.
Classification
- Toy
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Aymará
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Bolivia
/
La Paz Department
/
Pedro Domingo Murillo
/
La Paz
Materials
Burlap
Dimensions
Overall: 7.6 x 3 x 2.7 cm (3 x 1 3/16 x 1 1/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
46-69-30/5439
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