DepartmentLatin America
Nearika
NamePlaque
CultureHuichol
Datec. 1970
Place madeNayarit, Mexico, North America
Place madeJalisco, Mexico, North America
MediumWood, fiber, beeswax
Dimensions11 13/16 × 15 3/4 × 4 3/4 in. (30 × 40 × 12.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.32.148
Object numberA.1979.32.148
DescriptionYarn painting. Rectangular wood support with multicolor yarns pressed into beeswax. Pyramid with two faces, man with outstretched arms wearing hat on left, purple ground, two border stripes.
