Ojos de dios

Museum number:
3-29157a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210329157a@2cb
Accession number:
Acc.3707
Description:
God's eye. Wool yarn wound on crossed sticks in concentric bands of different colors. a- bands of yellow, white, orange and red; 18.0 cm x 16.0 cm b- bands of purple, black, maroon, orange and green; 19.0 cm x 16.5 cm.
Donor:
Edgar C. Altermatt, Katharine D. Jenkins, and Mrs. Edgar C. Altermatt
Collection place:
Nayarit, Mexico
Verbatim coll. place:
Mexico, Jalisco / Nayarit; Huichol
Culture or time period:
Wixáritari (Huichol)
Collector:
Katharine D. Jenkins
Materials:
Wood (plant material) and Wool yarn
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
February 24, 1982
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
b— height 19 centimeters, b— width 25 centimeters, b— length 40.5 centimeters, a— length 41 centimeters, b— width 16.5 centimeters, a— width 25 centimeters, a— height 18 centimeters, and a— width 16 centimeters
Comment:
L-3-8; a only
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Ojos de dios, accession number 3-29157a,b, described as God's eye. Wool yarn wound on crossed sticks in concentric bands of different colors. a- bands of yellow, white, orange and red; 18.0 cm x 16.0 cm b- bands of purple, black, maroon, orange and green; 19.0 cm x 16.5 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Ojos de dios, accession number 3-29157a,b, described as God's eye. Wool yarn wound on crossed sticks in concentric bands of different colors. a- bands of yellow, white, orange and red; 18.0 cm x 16.0 cm b- bands of purple, black, maroon, orange and green; 19.0 cm x 16.5 cm.

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