shield
| Nom de l'objet : | shield |
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| Type de l'objet : | shield |
| Matériaux : | dye fibre, synthetic grass, bamboo wood |
| Technique de fabrication : | dyed knotted machine plied machine spun wrapped cut |
| Numéro de catalogue : | Ni35 |
| Province d'origine : | Jalisco Nayarit |
| Pays d'origine : | Mexico |
| Continent d'origine : | North America |
| Culture : | Huichol |
| Secteur géo-culturel : | Northwest Mexico |
| Contexte culturel : | contemporary tourist art ritual |
| Date de fin de production : | 1980 |
| Description : | Small square back shield attached to three sticks. Orange and blue yarn tightly interwoven with bamboo, yarn runs horizontally and bamboo, in seventeen groups of two, run vertically, ends of bamboo are exposed. Blue yarn forms frontal eagle with outstre |
| Fonctions : | Ceremonial back shield protects against sun, evil, sickness and accidents. It can also represent individual prayers for rain, good crops or fertility; may be attached to ceremonial arrow and hung under the roof of a god-house, laid on the altar or set upright in the ground; used by men and women. |
| Hauteur : | 55.4 |
| Largeur : | 27.5 |
| Profondeur : | 3.5 |
| Unité de mesure linéaire : | cm |
| Sujet ou image : | bird |
| Signification iconographique : | Eagle expresses adoration of grandfather fire; god's eyes are petitions for the gods to keep their followers in health. |
| Département : | Museum of Anthropology |
| Établissement : |
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| Ville de l'établissement : | Vancouver |
| Province de l'établissement : | British Columbia |
| Enregistrement de l'institution : | Fiche complète provenant du site du musée |