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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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Cataloguing data

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

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Mexico
    Santa Barbara
    who
    Huichol
  • Collecting
    who
    Sotero Partida - Collectors
    Preußisches Kultusministerium - Former Possessors
    Delius und Co. - Former Possessors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    American Ethnology

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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