Beaded lizard design on piece of cut-out board. The black lizard has a six-petal flower in various shades of blue and white on each foot. Down the length of its back is a wide stripe of alternating brown and red-brown, with green leaf-like protrusions on each side. It has brown and purple-blue diamond-shaped eyes, and purple-blue nose and mouth. There are other designs in light blue and light purple-blue on the body, with brown on the tail. There is a handwritten note on the wood base.

• Cultural Context

  The Wixáritari are known to the larger world as the Huichol, however that is not the name they use to refer to themselves.

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• Type of Item figure
• Culture Huichol
• Material wood, glass, bee wax
• Measurements width 7.5 cm, depth 17.1 cm (overall)

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• Previous Owner Denise Jacques
• Received from Denise Jacques

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• Made in Mexico

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• Ownership Date before September 16, 2020
• Acquisition Date on September 16, 2020

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• Item Classes beadwork
• Condition good
• Accession Number 3448/0015