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Takútsi

Gourd calabashes are an important material for ceremonial utensils. At the seed festival, the earth goddess Takútsi nakawé is represented by a man dressed up in a pumpkin mask. The mask's moustache and chin beard symbolise mist and moisture. Máscara de la diosa Takutsi, nuestra bisabuela, elaborada a partir de una jícara con pintura facial de uxa. Takutsi Nakawé, the Goddess of Growth, Oracle, Huichol's Great Grandmother, the creator goddess

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Huichol
Object type
Mask
Dimensions
Diameter: 21 cm
Material/Technique
Plant fibre , Calabash (pumpkin)
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 32996

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Mexico
    Santa Catarina
    who
    Huichol
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    American Ethnology

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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