Handmade Wooden Altar Table
Maker
Jose "Joe" Villanueva Ortega
(26 Nov 1886 - 28 Jan 1971)
Datecirca 1936
MediumWood, Metal, Glass
Dimensions31 x 28 x 14 in. (78.7 x 71.1 x 35.6 cm)
ClassificationsCeremonial Artifact
Catalog number2008.49.1
DescriptionThe altar table is a two-door cabinet on 4 legs. The top has an overhang and decorative crenellated strip of wood around edges. Doors have metal hinge. One has glass knob. Inside there is a piece to keep doors from pushing inward. It's made from a variety of scrap pieces.Status
Not on view
1930s
Circa 1912
c1900
