Yarn painting

Museum number:
3-28643
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3570
Description:
large yarn painting
Donor:
Terry Rockwood
Collection place:
Nayarit, Mexico
Culture or time period:
Wixáritari (Huichol)
Collector:
Terry Rockwood
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Yarn paintings
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Loans:
S1990-1991 #5: Mingei International Museum of World Folk Art (August 14, 1990–March 5, 1991)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Yarn painting, accession number 3-28643, described as large yarn paintingHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Yarn painting, accession number 3-28643, described as large yarn painting
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Yarn painting, accession number 3-28643, described as large yarn paintingDocumentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Yarn painting, accession number 3-28643, described as large yarn painting

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