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Wixárika Yarn Painting / Mesoamerican; Wixáritari

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Anthropology Item Information

©Gilcrease Museum

Title(s):

Wixárika Yarn Painting

Culture:

Mesoamerican; Wixáritari

Date:

20th century

Materials/Techniques:

yarn on board

Classification:

Ethnographic Objects

Object Type:

Accession No:

99.190

Department:

Not On View

Dimensions

Framed:

Height: 98 3/8in. (249.9cm)
Width: 50 1/8in. (127.3cm)
Depth: 3 7/8in. (9.8cm)

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Wixárika Yarn Painting. 99.190. 20th century. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/99190 (09/24/2019).

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