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38-23-100
From: Mexico (Central America) | Nayarit
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 38-23-100 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Huichol |
Provenience | Mexico (Central America) | Nayarit |
Culture Area | Central American |
Section | American |
Materials | Straw | Wool | Feather | Squirrel Tail |
Description | Coils of braided straw. Broad brim, small hemispherical crown. Decorated with feathers, squirrel tails, and red and blue wool balls. Worn by men on ceremonial journey to seek for peyote plants. |
Width | 38 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from Robert M. Zingg, 1938 |
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