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Matachines headdress
Matachines headdress
Matachines headdress
DepartmentHispano

Matachines headdress

NameHeaddress
Maker Charlie Sanchez Jr. (American, born 1947)
CultureHispano
Date2018
Place madeTome, New Mexico, United States, NORTH AMERICA
MediumHide (cow), deer suede, wood (New Mexico Coyote willow, Russian olive bark, pine), synthetic ribbons, natural mineral pigments, oat straw
Dimensionsab Headdress on stand: 23 1/4 × 10 1/4 × 17 5/16 in. (59 × 26 × 44 cm)
a Headdress: 32 5/16 × 9 1/16 × 7 1/2 in. (82 × 23 × 19 cm)
b. Stand: 14 3/16 × 7 7/8 × 11 7/16 in. (36 × 20 × 29 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, museum purchase with Linton Endowment Funds, A.2019.13.1ab.
Terms
  • value (economic concept)
Object numberA.2019.13.1ab
ProvenancePurchased by curator directly from maker/vendor on 11/1/2018 for Musica Buena exhibition, 2019.
DescriptionMatachines dancer headdress with three crosses atop a stepped pueblo building representing the the crucifixion and the Holy Trinity and seven tassels representing the seven sorrowful mysteries of the Rosary; Straw appilque of star motifs on headband; Headdress is mounted on a carved wood stand.
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