Yarn painting, square panel, green field, striped border, diagonal filled-in corners; five figures circling a ceremonial center, multi-colored but basically maroon figure on right holding a branch. Four other antlered persons facing figure on right but positioned around center. 61 cm sq.
Donor:
Peter T. Furst and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Mexico
Verbatim coll. place:
Nayarit or Jalisco
Culture or time period:
Wixáritari (Huichol)
Maker or artist:
Ramon Medina Silva
Collector:
Peter T. Furst
Collection date:
1968
Materials:
Yarn
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Yarn paintings
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Accession date:
1971
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
width 61 centimeters and length 61 centimeters
Loans:
S1987-1988 #5: Hyatt Regency Hotel (July 16, 1987–September 17, 1987)