Culture/People:

Wixarika (Huichol)  Search this

Artist/Maker:

Luis Ruiz, Wixarika (Huichol)  Search this

Previous seller:

Coyote Moon  Search this

Previous owner:

David Williams Yeaman (David W. Yeaman), Non-Indian, 1950-1997  Search this

Donor:

John P. Yeaman (John Pannill Yeaman), Non-Indian, 1944-2015  Search this

Alice Banks Yeaman, Non-Indian  Search this

Object Name:

Shaman's chair model/miniature

Media/Materials:

Wood

Techniques:

Carved, tied

Dimensions:

28.5 x 29 x 42.5 cm

Object Type:

Ceremonial/Ritual items: Shamanic objects

Place:

Jalisco State, Nayarit State; Mexico (inferred)

Date created:

circa 1988

Collection History:

Purchased by David Williams Yeaman (1950-1997) from Coyote Moon (a shop in Taos, New Mexico) in 1991; donated to NMAI in 2000 by David Williams Yeaman's siblings, Alice Banks Yeaman and John Pannill Yeaman (1944-2015).

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Catalog Number:

25/5140

Barcode:

255140.000

See related items:

Wixarika (Huichol)

Ceremonial/Ritual items: Shamanic objects

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws699e773e2-d414-4f85-aa57-5daa6b81e12e

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_270998