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 × 3 15/16 in. (30 × 40 × 10 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.32.223
Object numberA.1979.32.223
DescriptionYarn painting. Rectangular wood support with multicolor yarns pressed into beeswax. Man with outstretched arms, vines, flowers with faces, light purple ground, three border stripes.
