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NameBeaded snake

Maker Leocadio Gonzales (born 1966)

CultureWixarika (Huichol)

Date1990, vendor

Place madeSan Andres Cohamiata, Jalisco, Mexico, North America

Mediumwood, glass beads, beeswax

Dimensions1 5/16 x 2 3/8 in. (3.3 x 6 cm)

Credit LineIFAF Colleciton

Object numberFA.1990.23.34

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionCarved wood w/glass beads glued all over top; bttm. ptd. blk. bright multicolored beads make fantasy snake design on undulating wood form. Blk. head has grn. wht. tree. Zig-zag designs in grn., yellow, org.; scorpion, deer, flowers on blk.areas. Leocadio carves the wood and beads the snakes. Con't