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contemporary; tourist art; ritual

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.

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.

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The Wixáritari are known to the larger world as the Huichol, however that is not the name they use to refer to themselves.