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Culture/People:
Wixarika (Huichol)  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Guadalupe de la Cruz Ríos, Wixarika (Huichol), 1917-1999  Search this
Previous seller:
Fondo Nacional Para El Fomento De Las Artesanias (FONART/National Fund for the Promotion of Handicrafts)  Search this
Previous owner:
Dr. Flora Edouwaye S. Kaplan, Non-Indian  Search this
Donor:
Dr. Flora Edouwaye S. Kaplan, Non-Indian  Search this
Object Name:
Yarn Painting
Media/Materials:
Plywood, yarn, beeswax
Techniques:
Glued
Dimensions:
62.0 x 62.0 x 4.0 cm
Object Type:
Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
Place:
Jalisco State, Nayarit State; Mexico (inferred)
Date created:
July 28, 1972
Collection History:
Purchased by Dr. Flora Edouwaye S. Kaplan (scholar of Mexican folk art and professor emerita of Museum Studies at New York University) in 1972 at FONART (Fondo Nacional Para El Fomento De Las Artesanias/National Fund for the Promotion of Handicrafts) in Mexico City; donated to NMAI by Flora Edouwaye S. Kaplan in 2008.
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Catalog Number:
26/6986
Barcode:
266986.000
See related items:
Wixarika (Huichol)
Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws654a9344d-b201-40a9-bb19-3f7baf615b13
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_393987