Mantle (uncertain)
Shawl (uncertain)
38-23-165
From: Mexico (Central America) | Nayarit
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 38-23-165 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Huichol |
| Provenience | Mexico (Central America) | Nayarit |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Muslin | Flannel |
| Technique | Embroidered |
| Description | For man. Square of unbleached muslin with rectangular embroidered areas in one corner and adjacent sides. Broad flaps of red flannel sewed to edge of muslin at these areas. Embroidery in red, black and a little blue in perfect imitation of woven patterns. Also some parts in cross-stitch. Designs of toto flowers, freno, fire-steel, god's eyes, cross, and notched-stick. |
| Length | 95 cm |
| Width | 95 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Robert M. Zingg, 1938 |
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