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Tatutsí uistenári, the god of children on his chair

The Huichol made chairs for their deities to sit on. The bundle sitting on the chair, which has never been unwrapped, could contain a stone wrapped in textiles, seeds and feathers. Sometimes magical tools are attached to the sacrificial arrows, which the deities need in order to work. Other arrows are said to express the wishes of the worshippers.

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Cultural attribution
Huichol
Object type
God figure
Dimensions
Breite: 25,5 cm ( Packmaß: 36 cm)
Tiefe: 30 cm ( Packmaß: 35 cm)
Höhe: 59 cm ( Packmaß: 67 cm)
Material/Technique
Pipe , Antlers (stag), Threads, Textiles
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 34902

Provenance and sources

where
Mexico [Land]
Santa Barbara [Ort]
who
Huichol

who
Sotero Partida - Collectors
Preußisches Kultusministerium - Former Possessors
Delius und Co. - Former Possessors

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