Bag Item Number: 3448/5 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Small square folded bag with woven strap, tied at apex with fringed ends extending out. Three dark pink, dark green, yellow and neon orange double pompoms are attached to each lower corner and the centre. The edging on three sides is orange. The central design is on a neon pink background and is composed of repeating M to W-shaped zigzags in dark blue outlined in orange. Strap has alternating sections of pink and orange, with repeating sections of four thin red lines through and red edging; folded in half along length; ends stitched to upper corners of bag. There are two snap closures inside the bag.
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.
Narrative
Collected by Dr. Hope MacLean while she was doing fieldwork with the Huichol, 1992-1995.
Item History
- Made in Mexico
- Collected between 1992 and 1995
- Owned by Hope MacLean
- Owned by Denise Jacques before September 16, 2020
- Received from Denise Jacques (Donor) on September 16, 2020
What
- Name
- Bag
- Identification Number
- 3448/5
- Type of Item
- bag
- Material
- cotton fibre, synthetic fibre, dye and metal
- Overall
- height 74.0 cm, width 25.5 cm, depth 3.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Huichol
- Previous Owner
- Hope MacLean and Denise Jacques
- Received from
- Denise Jacques (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Mexico
When
- Collection Date
- between 1992 and 1995
- Ownership Date
- before September 16, 2020
- Acquisition Date
- on September 16, 2020
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3448/0005