Painting

Museum number:

3-29141a

Permalink:

ark:/21549/hm2103029141a

Accession number:

Acc.3707

Description:

Bark Paper. Various shades of bark paper with designs painted in black. A-- light shade paper, zoomorphic design; 39.5 cm. x 29.5 cm. B-- marbelized paper, design of mythical warriors, geometric border; 48.0 cm. x 36.0 cm. C-- light shade paper, figures riding animals flying above rooftops; 48.0 cm. x 37.0 cm. D-- marbleized paper, zoomorphic design; 48.0 cm. x 36.0 cm.

Donor:

Edgar C. Altermatt, Katharine D. Jenkins, and Mrs. Edgar C. Altermatt

Collection place:

Ameyahualco, Guerrero, Mexico

Collector:

Katharine D. Jenkins

Materials:

Bark (plant material), Paint (coating), and Paper (fiber product)

Object type:

ethnography

Object class:

Paintings (visual works)

Function:

5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions

Accession date:

February 24, 1982

Department:

Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area

Dimensions:

a— width 39.5 centimeters, a— height 29.5 centimeters, c— width 48 centimeters, d— width 48 centimeters, b— height 36 centimeters, b— width 48 centimeters, d— height 36 centimeters, and c— height 37 centimeters

Comment:

H-10-9; d only

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