Rukuri

NameOffering, Votive

CultureHuichol

Datec. 1960

Place madeJalisco, Nayarit, Mexico, North America

MediumGourd, glass beads, beeswax

DimensionsOverall: 3 1/16 x 9 13/16 x 5 1/16 in. (7.7 x 25 x 12.8 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.5.507

Object numberA.1979.5.507

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionHalf gourd, basically hemispherical in shape, with interior covered in beeswax into which strung glass beads have been pressed. The beads are arranged into two deer, one flower, one snake motif. Colors: red, white, blue, yellow, some translucent.