waistband

Woven fawn and brown sash. Bought for the Education Centre from FONART in 1980.

These items were made by the Huichol people who live in the mountainous Sierra Madre of Mexico. The creativity of the Huichols is devoted to religion, with the shaman acting as mediator between the people and their gods. Men's clothes include a square shoulder cape folded into a triangle and embroidered in cross-stitch, with a red flannel border. Numerous embroidered and woven shoulder bags, some with woollen pom-poms, are also worn. Woven waist sashes are worn around the waist. These are usually double woven with tassels at the ends.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
HC.1999.327
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 60 x 1200 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
wool
CATEGORY
Education Handling Collection: Anthropology
LOCATION
In storage
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