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Object Number
995-29-20/27360
Display Title
Yarn wrapped pottery in form of turtle with bobbing head
Descriptions
Object Description
Yarn wrapped pottery in form of turtle with no protruding legs or tail and a head loosely suspended by a wire in the shell opening, so that it appears to move. The head is shades of red and orange with black eyes and red mouth. The shell pattern is a large burgundy and red flower with a yellow center, outlined in green and bright pink. The underside of the shell has green, bright pink, light blue, plum, green, and purple concentric bands.
Inventory Description
Ceramic turtle wrapped with multicolored yarn, with bobbing head, floral design
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1900-1995
Culture
- Huichol
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Mexico
/
Nayarit
Central America / Mexico / Jalisco
Central America / Mexico / Jalisco
Materials
Ceramic, Wool, Pigment, Plastic, Yarn
Dimensions
Overall: 7.4 x 13.9 x 10.5 cm (2 15/16 x 5 1/2 x 4 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-20/27360; H3 / 20/27360; Hecho / en / Mexico
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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