Shoulder Bag Item Number: Ni36 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Small square folded bag with woven strap, twisted and tied at apex. Two double pompoms attached to each lower corner by twisted yarn. The edging on three sides is in blue cross knit loop stitch. The central design is on a red ground and is composed of repeating paired pattern of angular eight pointed star with interior design of four lines, pointed in centre and curled at ends, placed end to end around a square with a central cross. Along the centre are two, eight pointed flowers each having four, two leaf stems with diamond flowers, projecting in each cardinal direction; partial flowers and stems repeated at edges; each face has a different border design. Strap has alternating red and white cross and x design with a green border; folded in half along length; ends stitched to upper corners of bag.
History Of Use
Women wove and embroidered bags to be worn by men; part of traditional male dress and is worn over one shoulder; many bags could be worn at once; sometimes worn below waistbelt; used to carry various objects.
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 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
- Shoulder Bag
- Identification Number
- Ni36
- Type of Item
- bag
- Material
- synthetic fibre, cotton fibre and synthetic dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- machine spun, machine woven, cut, tied, knotted and stitched
- Overall
- height 75.9 cm, width 20.1 cm
Who
- Culture
- Huichol
- Previous Owner
- 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
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 93
- Accession Number
- 0774/0052