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Object Number
995-29-20/27359
Display Title
Yarn wrapped pottery in form of cat
Descriptions
Object Description
Yarn wrapped pottery in form of cat curled up with paws tucked underneath it. The predominant pattern is a flower on the cat's back in bright pink, turquoise, blue, white, and green. The head has black ears, nose, and eyes and red mouth. The body is variously colored in burgundy, red, green, light pink, and bright pink.
Inventory Description
Ceramic figurine of cat, wrapped with multi-colored yarn, floral design.
Classification
- Figurine
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1900-1995
Culture
- Huichol
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Mexico
/
Jalisco
Central America / Mexico / Nayarit
Central America / Mexico / Nayarit
Materials
Wool, Ceramic, Pigment, Yarn
Dimensions
Overall: 10.1 x 13.9 x 8.5 cm (4 x 5 1/2 x 3 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-20/27359; H2 / 20/27359
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 995-29-20/27361 | Yarn wrapped pottery in form of elongated horse |
Figurine
|
Nayarit
Jalisco | |
| 995-29-20/27360 | Yarn wrapped pottery in form of turtle with bobbing head |
Ornament
|
Nayarit
Jalisco | |
| 995-29-20/27362 | Yarn wrapped pottery in form of donkey |
Figurine
|
Jalisco
Nayarit | |
| 995-29-20/27363 | Yarn wrapped pottery in form of small bird |
Ornament
|
Jalisco
Nayarit | |
| 995-29-20/27358 | Yarn wrapped pottery in form of turtle |
Figurine
|
Nayarit
Jalisco | |
| 2004.32.4 | Yarn painting of flowers on stem |
Picture
|
Puerto Vallarta?
Tepic | |
| 2004.32.3 | Small yarn painting of flowering plant? |
Picture
|
Tepic
Puerto Vallarta? | |
| 46-77-30/10666A | Wrapped sticks and yarns, a) l. 18 cm. 1.2 cm, 2 sections of cane wrapped togeth |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
Peru
| |
| 2008.10.27 | Doll, woman carrying colorful bundle of plant material |
Toy
|
Guatemala
| |
| 87-61-30/54563N | Yarn skein |
Fiber
|
Ancon
| |
| 87-61-30/54563C | Yarn skein |
Fiber
|
Ancon
| |
| 87-61-30/54563I | Yarn skein |
Fiber
|
Ancon
|