Pouch with shoulder strap; white cotton cloth fully embroidered with varicolored cotton thread; diamonds and 2 8-pointed stars on one side, rosette-like designs on reverse; black wool yarn tassels at lower corners; red and blue wool shoulder strap; height pouch 19.5 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
Object class:
Bags (generic containers)
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
length 85 centimeters and width 34 centimeters
Comment:
Special needs: lightweight
Loans:
S1981-1982 #51: de Saisset Museum (Santa Clara Univ.) (March 18, 1982–June 23, 1982)