Straw painting

Museum number:
3-29163
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Accession number:
Acc.3707
Description:
Mosaic. Very thin strips of brightly colored straw glued to black mat board to form a landscape; at bottom of mosaic is printed, "Tlahuac, Mexico", 22.6 cm x 18.0 cm
Donor:
Edgar C. Altermatt, Katharine D. Jenkins, and Mrs. Edgar C. Altermatt
Collection place:
Mexico City, Mexico
Collector:
Katharine D. Jenkins
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Straw paintings
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
February 24, 1982
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Straw painting, accession number 3-29163, described as Mosaic. Very thin strips of brightly colored straw glued to black mat board to form a landscape; at bottom of mosaic is printed, "Tlahuac, Mexico", 22.6 cm x 18.0 cm

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