Tobacco Container Item Number: Ni54 a-e from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Five small rounded gourds joined together with lengths of twisted palm fibre(?), cord and yarn. Each gourd is pierced at sides near top, cord is inserted and knotted, gourd with red yarn passes through without being knotted. Each gourd has small round hole at top, and two have stoppers (parts a and d). Two undecorated gourds (parts d and e), while remaining three have external decorations: 1) deer skin, some hair remains (part a); 2) grid pattern created by wrapping orange- pink, blue, yellow and red yarn horizontally and vertically (part b); 3) grey- brown cloth with red cross stitching in eight pointed star, top and sides sewn with blue yarn, tassels at each lower corner (part c).
History Of Use
Hollow gourds with stoppers are used to carry tobacco.
Cultural Context
contemporary; tourist art; ritual
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
- Tobacco Container
- Identification Number
- Ni54 a-e
- Type of Item
- container
- Material
- adhesive, skin, synthetic fibre, cotton fibre, palm fibre ? and gourd fruit
- Manufacturing Technique
- hollowed, drilled, cut, wrapped, dried, glued, twisted, stitched and sewn
- Part A
- height 8.0 cm, diameter 6.0 cm
- Part B
- height 8.0 cm, diameter 6.0 cm
- Part C
- height 5.0 cm, diameter 5.0 cm
- Part D
- height 5.0 cm, diameter 5.5 cm
- Part E
- height 5.0 cm, diameter 5.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Huichol
- Previous Owner
- Cicuri Shop and Ralph Maud
- Received from
- Ralph Maud (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Jalisco, Mexico and Nayarit, Mexico
When
- Creation Date
- before 1980
- Collection Date
- during 1980
- Ownership Date
- before February 1, 1982
- Acquisition Date
- on February 1, 1982
Other
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 93
- Accession Number
- 0774/0012 a-e