Peyote seeker's hat with squirrel tails and hat for every day wear

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Object Number 40-88-20/76388.1.63

Display Title Peyote seeker's hat with squirrel tails and hat for every day wear

Descriptions

Object Description Written on board: "Huichol / Mexico / Jalisco / 40-88 / N30411 (whole board) H8155"; Typed caption on mount: "Peyote seeker's hat with squirrel tails and / hat for every-day wear. See collection list / Nos. 135 and 136"

Keywords

Ethnographic
Ceremony
Dress

Subject

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: 12.7 × 17.145 cm (5 × 6 3/4 in.)

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Object Number	Title	Geography/Provenience
40-88-20/76388.1.45	Singing Shaman (center) and his two assistants chant the details of 43-day peyote pilgrimage	Jalisco
2004.24.30411	Peyote Seek's Hat; Shaman's Hat Adorned with Shaman's Plumes, hat for everyday wear	Jalisco
40-88-20/76388.1.64	Shaman's hat adorned with shaman's plumes	Jalisco
40-88-20/76388.1.49	"Feast of the Hikuli" or "Parched Corn Ceremony" fiesta	Jalisco
40-88-20/76388.1.47	Two tenanches grinding peyote cacti during "Fiesta of the Peyote" at Pochotita	Jalisco
40-88-20/76388.1.42	Leaders of Peyoteros presents the singing shaman with first fresh peyote plant at the Feast of Hikuli	Jalisco
40-88-20/76388.1.44	Participants in Peyote Fiesta at Las Latas circle the singing shamans	Jalisco
40-88-20/76388.1.41	Stuffed fox representing a Christian carried by Peyote Fiesta celebrators	Jalisco
40-88-20/76388.1.43	Leaders of Peyote dance in front of the altar to Grandfather Fire	Jalisco
40-88-20/76388.1.40	Dancers during Peyote fiesta at Pochotita led by the devil-man	Jalisco
40-88-20/76388.1.37	Closer view of Pedro Chino, brother of Pascual Chino, dressed as a singing shaman	Jalisco
40-88-20/76388.1.51	Telephoto view of pagan temples and official buildings at Las Latas	Jalisco

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