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Description

Gourd bowl with beaded design covering interior. At centre, there is a hexagon with multiple smaller hexagons within, with a six-pointed star-like shape. Around the hexagon are animals, large and small flower designs, and geometric shapes on a red background. There is a black band outlined in yellow around the interior of the rim with a light purple zigzag pattern.

Narrative

Purchased by the donor in a Mexico City market in 1992 or 1993.

Cultural Context

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

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