Ojos de dios

Museum number:
3-27349
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3119
Description:
God's Eye;" wool yarn and wood; varicolored yarns wrapped around sticks to form diamond shapes at perpendicular crossings; large center, 16 lesser "eyes;" fringed; 1. 39 cm., w. 25 cm. Context of use (incl. role in trade): Probably not Huichol. In Chiapas and the Sierra de Puebla some families have been making their own version of the Huichol "ojos de dios" which differ from the Huichol in that they are double-layered in construction.
Donor:
Lila Jackson
Collection place:
Oaxaca, Mexico
Culture or time period:
Mexican
Collector:
Lila Jackson
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Comment:
Special needs: lightweight
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Ojos de dios, accession number 3-27349, described as God's Eye;" wool yarn and wood; varicolored yarns wrapped around sticks to form diamond shapes at perpendicular crossings; large center, 16 lesser "eyes;" fringed; 1. 39 cm., w. 25 cm. Context of use (incl. role in trade): Probably not Huichol. In Chiapas and the Sierra de Puebla some families have been making their own version of the Huichol "ojos de dios" which differ from the Huichol in that they are double-layered in construction.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Ojos de dios, accession number 3-27349, described as God's Eye;" wool yarn and wood; varicolored yarns wrapped around sticks to form diamond shapes at perpendicular crossings; large center, 16 lesser "eyes;" fringed; 1. 39 cm., w. 25 cm. Context of use (incl. role in trade): Probably not Huichol. In Chiapas and the Sierra de Puebla some families have been making their own version of the Huichol "ojos de dios" which differ from the Huichol in that they are double-layered in construction.

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