Gourd with stopper; a- gourd with opening at top; pierced by 2-ply fiber cord attached to stopper; H. gourd 7.5 cm b- stopper / plug, section of rubber tire; Diam. 2.4 cm
Donor:
Alfredo Higareda Magana
Collection place:
San Sebastián del Oeste village, Jalisco state, Mexico
Verbatim coll. place:
Mexico; Jalisco; San Sebastian village; Huichol
Culture or time period:
Wixáritari (Huichol)
Collector:
Alfredo Higareda Magana
Collection date:
1977
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Context of use:
Tobacco gourd used by peyote seekers. "An indispensible part of the outfit of the _hikuri_-seeker, giving him, as it were, priestly status... Tobacco gourds are specially raised for the purpose. Those with numerous natural excrescences are highly valued......" Cf. 3-27778 to 3-27789 for Huichol man's costume.