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BeltNi17

Blue double weave belt on white ground has repeating central design of wide scroll speckled with dots, between blue stripes along edges: 1) solid line; 2) double dashed line; 3) scalloped line. End designs consist of 3 solid lines, a wavy line with dots, 4 solid lines. One face has grey-white ground with dark blue design, the other face has the colours reversed. Two braided tassels at each end, ends of tassels wrapped with yarn.

Culture
Huichol
Material
dye and synthetic fibre
Made in
Jalisco, Mexico and Nayarit, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FanNi45

Plain weave palm fibre tear-drop shaped fan with handle wrapped in purple and pink yarn. Plaited edging sewn on with running stitch. Pink yarn in a loose crossing pattern over plaited edging. Horizontal rows of orange and black yarn across fan, design from top: three orange ovals, five black ovals, five orange squares, six black squares, five orange squares, and five black ovals. Twisted blue, purple and yellow cord from base of handle has an attached tassel of blue, green, red, and white.

Culture
Huichol
Material
synthetic fibre and palm leaf
Made in
Jalisco, Mexico and Nayarit, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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God's Eye FigureNi16

Central stick, glued to circular base, has two cross sticks attached with yarn. Two metal hoops on either side of central stick are wrapped in blue and pink yarn and have white feathers at each end. Alternating blue and pink yarn wrapped around base. Central stick wrapped in yellow, at first cross blue, pink and purple yarn form a diamond, cross stick ends wrapped in blue before tassels. At second cross stick blue, light blue, yellow and brown yarn form a diamond, ends wrapped in blue before tassels. End of central stick wrapped in blue before tassel.

Culture
Huichol
Material
feather, adhesive, metal, synthetic fibre and wood
Made in
Jalisco, Mexico and Nayarit, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DrumNi51

Broad rounded three-legged drum has hide stretched and pegged around top. Long strip of twisted hide connects pegs and is wrapped once around each peg. At upper rim, held by twisted hide are three bamboo sticks with spiral painted notched ends, yarn wrappings around shaft have feathers, miniature bow, and animal snare. Burnt hole on either side and burnt line figures around sides include the following: two plants, snake, reptile, fire ?, and deer.

Culture
Huichol
Material
bamboo grass, synthetic fibre, feather, skin and wood
Made in
Jalisco, Mexico and Nayarit, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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God's Eye FigureNi15

Square stick has two round cross sticks attached with yarn, one at top and one close to centre. Central cross stick has two small cross sticks attached with yarn to either end. Half circle of wire wrapped in alternating green and black yarn is attached to central cross stick at side on right with blue yarn and to top of square stick with white cord. Wire is free at side on left of central cross stick. Tassels at each end of wire and at ends of sticks. Eleven tassels in total composed of all colours used in figure. Square stick and central cross stick wrapped in alternating pink and green, at base of square stick purple yarn is wrapped in a crossing pattern over pink and green yarn. Diamond formed of yarn at each cross stick: at square stick and central stick are purple, green and black; square stick and top cross stick are yellow, orange and pink; at either end of central cross stick are yellow, pink and purple.

Culture
Huichol
Material
wood, synthetic fibre and metal
Made in
Jalisco, Mexico and Nayarit, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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