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NameBeaded snake
Artist or maker Leocadio Gonzales (born 1966)
CultureWixarika (Huichol)
Date1990, vendor
Place madeSan Andres Cohamiata, Jalisco, Mexico, North America
(not assigned)México
Mediumwood, glass beads, beeswax
Dimensions1 5/16 x 2 3/8 in. (3.3 x 6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Colleciton, FA.1990.23.34.
Object numberFA.1990.23.34
Collections
DescriptionCarved wood with glass beads glued all over top; bottom painted black, bright multicolored beads make fantasy snake design on undulating wood form. Black head has green, white tree. Zig-zag designs in green, yellow, orange; scorpion, deer, flowers on black areas. Leocadio carves the wood and beads the snakes. Con't
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