Male Cape
Item number Ni31 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Square cream cotton cape finished on two sides with hem-like stitch while the other sides have two equal strips of red flannel. Below the flannel is a stitched band of yellow stars on a blue, green and pink ground. That band is followed by a repeating bird pattern in red and blue. In the top centre are two orange stars with a red triangular pattern emanating from its points.
History Of Use
Men's capes are traditionally folded or rolled and tied around the neck with the red flannel and design showing at top of shoulders and upper back.
Cultural Context
contemporary; tourist art; ritual
Iconographic Meaning
The birds represent flight which is manifested in the peyote-deer-maize complex; the colours used could relate to the 6 directions: south-red; north and east-white; west-black; region above-blue or green; region below-brown.
Narrative
The Wixáritari are known to the larger world as the Huichol, however that is not the name they use to refer to themselves.
Item History
- Made in Jalisco, Mexico and Nayarit, Mexico before 1980
- Collected during 1980
- Owned by Cicuri Shop
- Owned by Ralph Maud before February 1, 1982
- Received from Ralph Maud (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source) on February 1, 1982
What
- Name
- Male Cape
- Identification Number
- Ni31
- Type of Item
- cape
- Material
- cotton fibre, synthetic dye and synthetic fibre
- Manufacturing Technique
- machine spun, machine woven and stitched
- Overall
- height 81.2 cm, width 80.1 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Jalisco, Mexico and Nayarit, Mexico
Who
- Culture
- Huichol
- Previous Owner
- Cicuri Shop and Ralph Maud
- Received from
- Ralph Maud (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source)
When
- Creation Date
- before 1980
- Collection Date
- during 1980
- Ownership Date
- before February 1, 1982
- Acquisition Date
- on February 1, 1982
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0774/0009
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