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.1979.32.226
Object numberA.1979.32.226
DescriptionYarn painting. Rectangular wood support with multicolor yarns pressed into beeswax. Two facing standing dancers at sides, snake center top, disembodied head below, pink ground, three border stripes.
