Fetish

NA5156

From: Mexico (Central America) | Jalisco

Curatorial Section: American

Native Name Chimal
Object Number NA5156
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Tepecanos
Provenience Mexico (Central America) | Jalisco
Culture Area Central American
Section American
Materials Wood | Cotton | Stone | Feather
Description

stick wrapped with cotton, placed at altar in ceremony; represents face of God; shields from disease.

Credit Line Mexico Jalisco Expedition, J. Alden Mason, 1913

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