Tobacco Container
87-14-26
From: Mexico (Central America) | Nayarit | Tepic
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 87-14-26 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Huichol |
| Provenience | Mexico (Central America) | Nayarit | Tepic |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Gourd | Bead | Beeswax |
| Description | Multi-color beads imbedded on beeswax on round gourd: red ground with Marrakame figure holding ritual paraphanelia, feathered votive arrows and "niekiari" (shaman's tool). Small gourd plug cut out and attached by twine. Used for tobacco. |
| Height | 9 cm |
| Length | 10 cm |
| Credit Line | Museum Purchase, 1987 |
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