Object Details
Culture/People
Wixarika (Huichol)
Artist/Maker
Félix Pérez González (Felix Perez Gonzalez), Wixarika (Huichol)
Seller
Bernard Cohen, Non-Indian
Previous owner
Bernard Cohen, Non-Indian
Collection History
Purchased by Bernard Cohen in a shop in California between 1970 and 1975; purchased by NMAI from Bernard Cohen in 2003.
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Date created
circa 1965
Catalog Number
26/2623
Barcode
262623.000
Object Type
Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
Object Name
Yarn painting depicting the birth of the sun
Media/Materials
Plywood, wool yarn, beeswax
Techniques
Glued
Dimensions
60 x 60 cm
Place
Jalisco State, Nayarit State; Mexico
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Link to Original Record
Record ID
NMAI_278738