Inventory of the Gloria Anzaldúa Altares Collection
Inventory of the Gloria Anzaldúa Altares Collection
Collection number: MS 308
The University LibrarySpecial Collections and Archives
University of California, Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, California
- Processed by:
- Irene Reti & M. Carey
- Date Completed:
- September 2006
- Encoded by:
- M. Carey
Scope and Content of Collection
Painted Fish (large - wood)
Painted frog (wood ornament)
Aztec Statue (stone on wood pedestal)
Aztec Head (stone)
Brass monkey
Metal horse (black)
Wood sea otter
Naughty Nun crèche
Fossil spiral
Wooden Owl on pedestal
Red Fruit Bowl (ceramic, small)
Tiny Rattan Basket w/ceramic fruits & vegetables
Shell (large, white)
Shell (small white/tan)
Shell (small w/hole)
Metal Horse on polished rock slice
"Frieda Kahlo" - button
"Support Indian Sovereignty" - button
"Who you callin' immigrant, pilgrim?" - button
"Take Back the Night" - button
"Being Weird isn't enough" - button
"Todos un Pueblo" - button
Red Cowboy Hand
Black penguin (beak broken)
Glass Hummingbird
Wooden Roadrunner
Ceramic duck
Black armadillo (standing)
Duck Box
Hen coin box
Stone Seal
Red Stone dog
Black spoon
Brass turtle
Metal armadillo (The Alamo)
Hen box (oriental)
Black rooster
Black duck (standing)
Black duck (nesting)
Black clay hen (nesting)
Black clay rooster (standing, tail fanned)
Coiled snake w/separate tail and head (incense burner)
Armadillo magnet
Snake magnets (2)
Wood alligator
Clay salamander
Beaded lizard
Painted wood alligator
Polynesian woman (wood)
4 Snakes (1 flat ceramic; 1 light brown; 1 dark brown; 1 short gourd rattle)
Snake (bamboo, articulated)
Mouse pad decorated w/ Virgin de Guadalupe
Wooden snake on wheels
Stone turtle
Wood box decorated w/cacti
Wood stick, approx. 6" long
4 Small rubber turtles
Stone turtle (handmade by Rose Lightning)
Virgin candle
Small basket with cut ribbons
2 Small face masks
Yemaya candle
Stuffed snake
Eskimo knife
Yellow wool cloth w/fringe
Red plastic frame with cartoon of naked woman sleeping, jaguar, snake
Multi-colored woven rug wrapped around 1 pink metal framed picture of jaguar
2 Pouches w/dried nuts
Pouch w/sand, dirt, seeds, etc
Articulated wooden snake toy
Braided straw coil
Frieda Kahlo - US Stamp ceremony 6/22/2001, postcard
Small blue rug
Silver metal frame with cartoon - Frank Romero "La Llorena"
Many Hands Gallery box containing: 1 round crystal; 1 crystal pendant & black bead choker
Mini books in slipcases
Carved wood turtle
Metal lizard incense burner
Coiled paper snake (fragile)
Beaded doll
2 Corn cobs - wax candles
Miniature tableau: Skeleton kneeling over grave with flowers
Metal woman
Ceramic lizard magnet
3 Miniature ceramics: rabbit, owl, cat
2 Pendants - goddess Quan Yin
Miniature tableau: Black painted wood car with man & woman passengers w/separate cross marked "Gloria"
Miniature tableau: Diego Rivera as a frog, table w/food, skeleton Frida Kahlo; label reads, "Ofrenda para Diego Y Frida"
Miniature tableau: table with skulls, snakes, black candles - table base broken
Metal frog - small
Metal horse [brass]
Black felt hat
Frog wind chime
Wooden yellow jaguar woman with tail (large, fragile)
Wood & stone incense holder w/ turtle & incense sticks
Standing figurine in paper w/ ceramic face & basket of corn kernels
Abalone shell
Sandstone book end
Round, wooden mirror
"Fundo Colliguay, Chile" - Key holder in shape of house front
Star of Austerity - "The Watcher" card
Wooden egg
Lace butterfly in plastic box
Small armadillo
Large red armadillo
Black hippo
Stone polar bear
Stone horse
Stone Duck box
Stone quail
Stone Duck, setting
Stone duck, beak elevated
Ceramic black mask, small
Virgin with calla lilies
Small wooden mask
Shell and metal Owl
Stone Owl box
Virgin crèche
Clay mask, brown
Fish-tailed woman
Clay pig, small
Unicorn magnet - shell inlay
11 buttons (1 "No on 2"; 1 Outrageous 1997; 1 Amazonia National Zoo; 1 Discover Columbus Legacy; 1 Purple/pink cave painting; 1 "I'm Illegal"; 1 Talk Action=Zero; 1 Hopwood v. University of Texas; 1 Contributor; 1 Refuse & Resist; 1 Spic dyke)
"The Rattle" - broken in handling by student
Origami by Kit Quan - 2 round boxes, 1 large square box, 2 small square boxes, 1 triangle box, 1 cow, 4 dark orange stars, 2 light orange stars, 3 gold stars, 1 green star, 1 purple star, 1 blue star,; 1 white frog
Miniature book - no text
Writers' altar with inscription strip, 1 red dice, 6 plastic toy animals (1 gorilla, 1 lion, 1 lioness, 1 rhinocerous, 2 alligators)
Altar in Bathroom
Tray A - 2 $2.00 bills, 1 beaded lizard, 1 metal lizard, 1 tiny trillobyte, 1 tiny red hippo, 1 tiny stone, 1 virgin medal
Tray B - 4 graduated "yin-yang" canisters, largest holds coins: 1 10 pence (Gt. Britain); 1 Susan B. Anthony Silver dollar; 1 Danish Krone; 9 Mexican pesos; 1 Mexican 20 pesos coin
Aztec twins figure
Small white clay pot
Rubber stamp of "Our Lady of Guadalupe"
"Virgin" magnet - satire of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Small "Our Lady of Guadalupe" magnet
Small "Our Lady of Guadalupe" - cloth pendant, back side has image too
"La Sirena" magnet
1 cactus magnet
Silver mirror with brass flowers, birds, sun
"Our Lady of Guadalupe" wooden plaque
Piece of pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Unicorn in geode
Zebra candle stick
Metal bell
Round ceramic box w/top - green decoration
3 Clear crystals
1 Purple geode
2 Purple crystals
Elongated female figurine
Turtle made from Mt. St. Helen's ash
Oval turtle magnet
Wooden fish, wooden armadillo ornaments
Blue/Black beaded necklace
3 coins in a small clay pot
"Texas" magnet
Skeleton playing guitar ink stamp
Big plastic skull
Miniature clay skull
"La Marrana de-Mi-Vecina" - clay pig
Cactus ink stamp
Miniature plastic bull
Miniature metal dragon
Miniature plastic bat
Miniature yellow car
Jade horse
4 coins (1 peso, 3 coins unidentified)
Miniature wooden house
Plastic skull wind-up toy
Astrological dice
Clear turtle
Stuffed velvet heart ornament
Bead, stone, feather necklace
Beaded brooch on safety pin
Crystal w/woven circle necklace
Beaded spider
Box O' Rocks (8 white/clear crystals; 1 pink crystal; 2 rock slices; 8 assorted rocks)
6 Ceramic goddesses
2 round boxes - 1 small black box, 1 larger patterned straw box
Pepper Tree magnet
Shell box
Rock w/crystals in small plastic box
2 rubber turtles
2 rubber monsters
10 assorted shells
Snake magnet
Octopus magnet
2 metal salamanders
1 aluminum snake
1 sea horse
1 wooden horse in packaging
1 piece of mushroom coral
1 red/gold square brocade jewelry box
Ceramic figurine ornament
STiny paper flower bouquet
Red striped bag
Crocheted bag
Small double spot pot
Tiny metal mask
Small dark blue medicine pouch
Small Green/Brown striped crocheted bag
Wooden box w/62 small iridescent marbles and 3 large marbles
Zippered bag for holding marbles
Ceramic layered face mask (large)
Beaded collar (orange, violet/ blue, white)
Mexican flag
Leather pouch w/feathers
Small leather pouch
Small crocheted pouch
Large rainbow striped crocheted bag
Feather w/ wood attachment [laid in box on top]
Aztec coaster
Bull tile (ceramic tile with steer head on it)
Framed pieces w/glass
"Buried Fire" - card
[Stone woman seated w/ turquiose necklace] card
[Indian woman - face] mezzotint print - card by Liliana Wilson, 1961
[Jaquar print on card]
[Indian woman w/bird] image by Liliana Wilson Grez card
[Portrait of boy w/ 3 leaves] card
[Carved stone woman w/child] card
[Open hands collage on handmade paper]
"The Meaning of Life" painting card by Liliana Wilson, 1994
[Frida Kalo - double portrait] card by Castro, 1991
[Aztec stone wall carving], card
[Frog drawing] card b/w, 1969
[Hand prints on cave wall]
"Vallede Bravo, Mexico 1993" by Margaret Randall - b/w card
[Virgin de Guadalupe] card
[Female nude reclining] blue card
[Family portrait w/2 dogs] painting by Lilianna Wilson Grez
[Announcement card for show featuring Lilianna Wilson Grez & Celia Roddriquez]
"One Nation Under God" card showing quilt
[Woman playing flute] b/w drawing on card
[Boy sitting on bench with fish staring at him from his lap] - card of painting by Liliana Wilson Grez
[Virgin of Guadalupe] blue background, green shawl - card
"Tsankawi" by Margaret Randall - color photo card
[Frida Kalo w/twins in uterus] color card
[Jaquar] b/w/print
[Frida Kalo w/Diego Rivera on forehead] color print card by Castro, 1996
[1000 pesos bank note - Juana de Asbaje]
"Call for Submissions - This Bridge Called My Back, Twenty Years Later", 2001
Mermaid pot w/stopper
Painted gourd with face on neck
Black ceramic pot w/ribbon, shell, beads and feather tied to neck
Wooden Horse [broken tail re-attached]
Dream Shaman [metal figure attached to 3 rocks]
Baskets w/dangling silver colored beads
Small black cauldron
Clasping figures carved from one piece of wood
Virgin of Guadalupe magnet (decorated w/glitter, sequins, faux stones)
Pierced metal cross
Metal cowgirl boot w/spur
Black glazed ceramic rooster bowl containing metal star
2 Gourds with incised faces
Ceramic figurine [seated woman with calla lilies]
Mortar and pestle
Ceramic woman black w/square black bead necklace
Fossil tile
Ceramic otter - black
Virgin of Guadalupe candlestick
Mermaid on a fish on an alligator on a turtle candlestick
Virgin de Guadalupe candles
Black metal candlestick holder w/round candle
Jaguar head - large wood mask
Three rattan baskets [one tall, one bowl shape, 1 small woven with pattern]
Large copper plate w/ Aztec designs in middle
Small blue-washed copper plate w/ painted sun/flower in center
Virgin de Guadalupe plastic plate
Wooden Mexican mirror
Green painted wooden easel (small)
Altar cloths, runners
Purple quilted cloth
Blue, white, pink, red, brown, black, green, yellow bands - woven runner
Black background w/ colored chevron stripes - woven
Circular woven piece w/ women and children figures in center panel
Virgin de Guadalupe tapestry - woven in Turkey
Blue, red black white bands - woven runner
Brown multi-colored bands - woven runner
Hot pink stripes w/ multi-colored smaller bands - wovwen runner
Purple stripes with multicolored smaller bands - woven runner
Gray stripes w/ multi-colored smaller bands - woven runner
Purple stripes w/ multi-colored smaller bands - woven runner [sun damaged]
Orange stripes w/multi-colored smaller bands - woven runner
Large black and pink stripes w/smaller multi-colored bands - woven runner
Large white stripes w/smaller multi-colored bands - woven runner [stained]
Coatilcue stone figure (heavy, hand-made)
Aztec bookends
Finger piano
7 Small multi-colored altar cloths/rugs
Colorful ceramic Mexican water jug
Black and white pottery vase [tall]
Black and white pottery vase [large bottom]
Goddess staff
Serpent staff
Teaching history, 1987-1988
Spiritual Activism: Making Altares, Making Connections by Gloria E. Anzaldua - 3 unpublished copies of draft, 16 pages, 19 pages, 21 pages ca. 1996 ca. 1999
Note
Gloria Anzaldua's Writing Practice and Spiritual Activism, by AnaLouise Keating [5 pgs.] 2014
Book cover samples: Borderlands/La Frontera & Making Faces, Making Soul ca. 1980-2004
Paper ephemera (Workshop flyer, postcards, stickers, Bookshop Santa Cruz poetry handouts), ca. 1980-2004
Artwork (photocopies of images, collage, etc.), ca. 1980-2004