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Sanitary Tortilla Factory Aztec Calendar
Sanitary Tortilla Factory Aztec Calendar
Sanitary Tortilla Factory Aztec Calendar

Sanitary Tortilla Factory Aztec Calendar

Manufacturer / Maker
Date2003
Mediumink on paper
Dimensions26 1/2 x 11 1/2 in.
ClassificationsDocumentary Artifact
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Joe Sabatini
Object numberPC2021.58.1
DescriptionThis calendar is made of two different sides, a top and a bottom. The top part has a painting of two indigenous people of Mexico leaning against a rock outcropping with a landscape in the background. Also in the background is a depiction of an Aztec temple and villages. In the sky behind the two people is the head of an eagle with a snake in its mouth. The artist's signature is in the lower right corner. There is a blue decorative border surrounding the picture, under this border are more citations for the picture. In the lower half of the calendar is an advertisement for "M&J Restaurant and Chili Products". The advertisement includes the address of the restaurant and the type of food they sell. It is surrounded in a decorative border that has different symbols in it, all the text and symbols are in a bright blue color. Underneath the advertisement are two calendars for January and February 2003, which include the spanish names of the months. The dates of the calendars are marked with holidays and special events. They are primarily blue, with special days in red.
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