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Object Number
2002.23.10
Display Title
Embroidered bag, "morrales"; green, pink, yellow
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Morrales (Spanish); kuchuri (Huichol)
Object Description
Embroidered small bag, "morrales" or "kuchuri"; cotton cross-stitch embroidery on white cotton fabric in green, pink, yellow, orange and red overall medallion pattern with two pink and blue wool pompoms; pink wool blanket stitch at edges; woven pink and blue strap
Inventory Description
Bag, woven, square, embroidered multicolor designs, two pompoms, strap
Classification
- Bag
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1970-1979 ca.
Culture
- Huichol
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Mexico
/
Nayarit
/
<County>
/
Tepic
Materials
Cotton, Wool?, Dye, Wool
Dimensions
Overall: 21.2 x 21.6 x 0.3 cm (8 3/8 x 8 1/2 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2002.23.10
Credit Line
Gift of Ann Pecora Diamond on behalf of the Pecora Family
Provenance
Collector
Ann Pecora Diamond
(1970-1979 - 11/7/02)
Donor
Dr. David V. Pecora, M.D.
(1970-1979 - 11/7/2002)
Donor
Ann Pecora Diamond
(1970-1979 - 11/7/02)
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