Straw painting

Museum number:
3-29161a
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3707
Description:
Mosaic. Very thin, small strips of colored straw glued to black mat board to form a picture of the Virgin of Guadalupe; marked by subtle shadings and a variety of muted colors. One of two mosaics.
Donor:
Edgar C. Altermatt, Katharine D. Jenkins, and Mrs. Edgar C. Altermatt
Collection place:
Mexico City, Mexico
Verbatim coll. place:
Mexico, Mexico, Distrito Federal
Collector:
Katharine D. Jenkins
Collection date:
1957
Materials:
Paper (fiber product)
Person depicted:
Mary (mother of Jesus)
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
Dimensions:
a— height 26 centimeters and a— width 17.5 centimeters
Comment:
b for 1st rotation; a for 2nd rotation; H-9-11
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Straw painting, accession number 3-29161a, described as Mosaic. Very thin, small strips of colored straw glued to black mat board to form a picture of the Virgin of Guadalupe; marked by subtle shadings and a variety of muted colors. One of two mosaics.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Straw painting, accession number 3-29161a, described as Mosaic. Very thin, small strips of colored straw glued to black mat board to form a picture of the Virgin of Guadalupe; marked by subtle shadings and a variety of muted colors. One of two mosaics.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Straw painting, accession number 3-29161a, described as Mosaic. Very thin, small strips of colored straw glued to black mat board to form a picture of the Virgin of Guadalupe; marked by subtle shadings and a variety of muted colors. One of two mosaics.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Straw painting, accession number 3-29161a, described as Mosaic. Very thin, small strips of colored straw glued to black mat board to form a picture of the Virgin of Guadalupe; marked by subtle shadings and a variety of muted colors. One of two mosaics.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Straw painting, accession number 3-29161a, described as Mosaic. Very thin, small strips of colored straw glued to black mat board to form a picture of the Virgin of Guadalupe; marked by subtle shadings and a variety of muted colors. One of two mosaics.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Straw painting, accession number 3-29161a, described as Mosaic. Very thin, small strips of colored straw glued to black mat board to form a picture of the Virgin of Guadalupe; marked by subtle shadings and a variety of muted colors. One of two mosaics.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Straw painting, accession number 3-29161a, described as Mosaic. Very thin, small strips of colored straw glued to black mat board to form a picture of the Virgin of Guadalupe; marked by subtle shadings and a variety of muted colors. One of two mosaics.

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