Yarn painting

Museum number:
3-17607
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21030017607
Accession number:
Acc.1966
Description:
yarn painting on wood; depicts black kangaroo on green ground
Donor:
Julia Roth
Collection place:
Mexico
Culture or time period:
Wixáritari (Huichol)
Collector:
Julia Roth
Collection date:
1965
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
Accession date:
1965
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Comment:
Tourist art
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Yarn painting, accession number 3-17607, described as yarn painting on wood; depicts black kangaroo on green groundHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Yarn painting, accession number 3-17607, described as yarn painting on wood; depicts black kangaroo on green ground
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Yarn painting, accession number 3-17607, described as yarn painting on wood; depicts black kangaroo on green ground

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