DepartmentHispano

Heart box

NameApplique

Artist or maker Mel Rivera

CultureNambé Pueblo (Nanbé Owingeh)

Date1997

Place madeNambe, New Mexico, United States, North America

MediumWood, paint, straw, glue, cloth

DimensionsOverall: 2 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (6.35 x 13.97 cm)

Credit LineGift of Sandy Besser, IFAF Collection

Object numberFA.2002.49.50

DescriptionHeart shaped wooden box painted black with red cloth interior. The straw design along the sides and top are primarily leaves and flowers with a heart and two peacock-like birds on the top. The leaves on the sides continue from the bottom to the lid of the box.