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Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 3-29552, described as bag or satchel; red wool geometric designs based on triangles on white cotton; plaited white and red carrying cord; l. bag body 34 cm, w. 26.5 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 3-29550, described as Basket; oval "coiled" basket, cover missing; two light brown bovines, one lying down, one standing up, in between two trees, on one side; two standing Indians with Indian head between them in polychrome on other side; faded; length 39.5 , height 18 cm. Materials, techniques: loop and twist "coiling"; split palm lead foundation, palm lead wrapping material.
Hearst Museum object titled Gourd bowl (jícara), accession number 3-29553, described as Votive bowl: hemispherical gourd, varicolored glass "seed" beads used to create deer, eagle, butterflies, anthropomorphic figure and corn plant; yellow, orange, white, green, etc. on black ground; center bottom are circular designs with zigzags; rim diameter 21.7 cm, height 11.3 cm. Native name: rukiri. Materials, techniques: Jicara (gourd), glass seed beads, beeswax. Context of use: Offering to the gods so that they will hear prayers for health, luck, and well-being. See o 93, "Art of the Huichol Indians. Kathy Berrin, ed., and pp 67-71, "Vida y Arte de Los Huicholes, Segunda Parte, El Arte, Artes des Mexico No. 161. Collector is author of chapter "Huichol Women's Art" in Art of the Huichol Indians, K. Berrin et al.
Hearst Museum object titled Mola, accession number 3-29555, described as Mola: panel, red birds, chickens, monkey bottom center; all animals have appliqued white square for eyes; worn, town; ground is blue cotton; width 45.5 x height 29.5 cm. Native name: morguinnaguat (one color) style mola. Materials, techniques: red cotton plain weave sewn onto purple cotton base; the design is drawn on and cut out of the top later; raw edges are folded under and sewn to the base with small stitches. Context of use: One of two panels from a woman's blouse. The bottom layer is considered the base and not a color.
Hearst Museum object titled Mola, accession number 3-29554, described as Mola: panel, red designs on purple ground, green cloth at based; two squirrel-like animals face each other at top, two bird-like creatures face each other at bottom; both right hand animals have eyes outlined in white embroidery; width 40.5 x height 31.7 cm. Native name: morguinnaguat (one color) style mola. Materials, techniques: red cotton plain weave sewn onto purple cotton base; the design is drawn on and cut out of the top later; raw edges are folded under and sewn to the base with small stitches. Context of use: One of two panels from a woman's blouse. The bottom layer is considered the base and not a color.
Hearst Museum object titled Plate, accession number 9-18653, described as plaque, copper repousse; depicts Hafez, Persian mystic poet; holds rosary in left hand, begging bowl in front of him; he sits in a garden with cypress, willow and plane trees; encircled by band with curvilinear design; traces of black mastic inlay; hanging device on back; Depicts Hafez, a major mystic poet. The inscription between his face and the book reads “Hafez Shirazi”= Hafez of Shiraz. Hafez = person who memorized the Koran. Rosary in left hand = tasbih. Coco-de-mer begging bowl is used by dervish. He sits on a hide of some sort indicating his dervish status so he was a Sufi of some order or another. His actual tomb is in a public garden in Shiraz. Signature lower right = “Sayed Hussein,” the actual maker of this plaque.
Hearst Museum object titled Textile, accession number 16-19614, no description available.
Hearst Museum object titled Toy, wooden birds, accession number 9-18654a,b, described as toys, painted wood; (a) peacock; green with red and yellow markings; self base painted yellow with red stripes; (b) goose; light grey with varicolored designs; self base is yellow with red stripes

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