Showing items held at 13 different institutions.
Showing items held at 13 different institutions.
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Zoomorphic clay vessel is in the shape of a grand fighting bull. Brown clay body is painted yellow with splashes of brown, and the tail and flowers of the ornate bridle and harness are green. A handle and raised round spout protrude up from the back.
Small flat-bottomed boat, with outboard motor attached at back end, is made of balsa wood. Two bench seats have scalloped back rests.
Large cross, made of rolls of green painted tin soldered together to form rods, is covered with decorative painted tin sheet metal cut-outs, attached either directly onto the cross or bouncing on strips of bent metal. An orange rooster perches at the top of the cross above two signs (INRI and 1970) and other elements include a sun and hearts on pleated stems, moon, stars, more hearts. flowers, angels, butterfly, and bird in blue, white, red, green, yellow, pink, orange and black.
Small, square, orange wooden cart with yellow and black wood wheels. Three small carved figures with skull heads in long red, blue and yellow robes are nailed standing in the cart and another skeleton in black jacket is seated on the front bench, holding the string reign tied to a skeletal horse in the red wood harness.
Belt made of band of red, black and white beads strung together in a repeating pattern of two designs. Both ends are sewn onto a rectangle of light skin, one of which is sewn around an oval metal loop covered with white beads. A snap fastener has been sewn onto the other end and is snapped around the loop.
Belt made of a band of beads strung together and sewn onto a rawhide backing. A repeated pattern of blue flowers on a stem with green leaves on a white background is broken up by two sets of black beads in a pattern, (possibly letters EDIE?). One end of the skin wraps around the centre of a small silver-coloured metal buckle, the other end narrows slightly and is somewhat pointed at tip.
Rubbing of multiple rows of characters from a cave wall mounted on a large rectangular piece of paper.
Basketry cradle with skin carrying straps attached to the sides. Woven designs in light and dark vary, one side and top end have zigzags along the top and rectangles below, the other side and bottom end have vertical lines. Two cross straps near each end are connected to each other by a thicker strap handle, and a piece of thin green rope is tied through opening at the bottom end.
Toy animal with long curling ears and long pointed tongue, is made from a cut and bent sheet of tin. Upper side is painted red with lines of black onto which eyes and decorative spots and lines have been hand painted in acrylic blue, beige, orange, and black.
Carving of man with oxen. Figures are mounted with pegs and glue onto a plank of similar light yellow wood with beveled sides and notched ends. A bearded San Isidro Labrador stands behind a plough to which two oxen are harnessed. On one side of him is a small barrel, on the other side, a cross and an angel.