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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

Beadwork

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