Context (Field collection)
Collected by Kristin Norget in 1990.
Event Date 1990
Author: Lucie Carreau

Context (Production / use)
These board games are typical of those sold especially at the time of the Fiesta de los Muertos, usually outside the cemetery, but, on occasion, sold by vendors inside the cemetery. The games are all played with dice usually by children to amuse themselves while the family is holding vigil by the grave [Note from Kristin Norget].
Event Date 1990
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Description for 1991.168 A-C: 'Three board games printed on card which are played with dice. Front of board has main game printed in multi-colours, while plain coloured back has a checker-board or solitaire outline. These games were played by children in the graveyard while the family was holding vigil. A) ' El Coyote' B) ' Serpientes Y Escaleras' C) ' Reglas Del Juego De La Oca' . Condition: Edges slightly bent; Good; Whole.'
Event Date 1/11/1991
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Juego; 'Serpientes y Escaleras'. Board game titled 'Snakes and Ladders', which is played with dice. Board features 100 circular spaces with illustrations of various calamities and world animals inside, connected by snakes and ladders. Game instructions in Spanish are in the top corners of the board. Played in graveyards by children while their families hold vigil during Day of the Dead.
Event Date 24/6/2021
Author: Jazmin Hundal