Shoulder Bag Item Number: Ni26 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Flat square folded bag with cross stitched red and blue diagonal zigzag design; yellow cross knit loop stitch border on top and sides. There are green, orange and red pompoms attached to the lower corner on the left by red and black twisted yarn; green and orange pompom attached with red twisted yarn to lower corner on right. The woven strap is braided at apex; it has two equidistant black bands orange-pink ground, each end sewn with pink yarn to upper corners of bag.

History Of Use

Women make the bags but they are worn by men; more than one bag can be worn at a time and they are used to carry personal possessions; sometimes a bag can be worn below the waistband; bags are now part of the tourist market.

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

What

Name
Shoulder Bag
Identification Number
Ni26
Type of Item
bag
Material
synthetic fibre, cotton fibre and synthetic dye
Manufacturing Technique
machine spun, machine dyed, machine woven, woven, knotted, twisted and stitched
Overall
height 67.1 cm, width 25.7 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
0774/0055