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Shoulder bags of hand-woven wool
Object Number 40-88-20/76388.1.57
Display Title Shoulder bags of hand-woven wool
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Huichol / Mexico / Jalisco / 40-88 / N30407 (whole board) H8150"; Typed caption on mount: "Shoulder bags of hand-woven wool. / See collection list Nos. 15, 6, 4 & 5"
Keywords
  • Clothing and Accessory
  • Ethnographic
  • Household
Subject
  • Woven
  • Bag
Department Photographic
Date 1938
Artist Edwin F. Myers
Culture
  • Huichol
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Jalisco
Materials Print, black and white adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 11.43 × 16.51 cm (4 1/2 × 6 1/2 in.)

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