Framed lithograph; flat wood frame, nailed to rectangular section of wooden crate with "_UNA" printed on back; lithograph of "El Santo Nino de Atocha;" white cotton strip tied to outer top edge of frame for hanging; L 17.1 cm x W 9.9 cm
Donor:
Mary S. Johnson
Collection place:
Navojoa Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
Verbatim coll. place:
Mayo, Navajoa District, Sonora, Mexico
Culture or time period:
Mayo
Collector:
Ralph L. Beals
Collection date:
1931
Materials:
Cotton (textile) and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Lithographs
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Accession date:
1931
Context of use:
Offering to El Nino, the patron saint of prisoners and protectors against violence. See acc. envelope for details.