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Nearika
Nearika
Nearika
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentLatin America

Nearika

NamePlaque
CultureHuichol
Datec. 1960
Place madeNayarit, Mexico, North America
Place madeJalisco, Mexico, North America
MediumWood, fiber, beeswax
Dimensions12 × 17 15/16 × 9 9/16 in. (30.5 × 45.5 × 24.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.5.548
Object numberA.1979.5.548
DescriptionYarn painting. Rectangular wood support with multicolor yarns pressed into beeswax. Design of deer in center with six color areas and circle.
Nearika
c. 1960
Nearika
c. 1960
Nearika
c. 1960
Nearika
c. 1960
Nearika
c. 1970
Nearika
c. 1960
Nearika
c. 1960
Nearika
c. 1960
Nearika
c. 1960
Nearika
c. 1960
Nearika
c. 1970
Nearika
c. 1960