Rectangular shaped tunic made of pounded barkcloth from fig tree bark. Hole cut in centre for head, and reinforced with some orange stitches. The tunic is predominantly covered in jaguar print markings, which are a deeper orange-red on the back. There are small human figures and a bull(?) on the ...

Necklace made of seeds threaded onto black string through their centres creating a stacked effect. The beads are dark red.

Heavy, ceramic articulated female doll mould. The arms and legs are tied to the torso with fibre thread, the ends of which extend out from the thighs and shoulders as tassels. The doll is shown as wearing a hat, with short curly hair. The left hand is broken/separate.

Devil costume mask. Black fake fur is stuck to the face, which is also painted purple. The nose resembles a black devil-like creature with a tongue hanging out, with a similar reddish-brown creature extending from the chin. Attached to the mask are two pairs of natural horns. A small animal pelt,...

Long leather jacket made of strips of dark brown leather. The edges of the pieces of leather are scalloped, punched and stitched together with white thread. The jacket is open, and has a single tie at the neck.

Devil costume mask. One eye is a mirror, the other is painted and bloodshot. Fake brown fur is stuck to the face. The mask has three pairs of horns, one red, white, and the largest pair are painted red, green and white (the colours of the Mexican flag), and one single horn painted yellow in the c...

Round, deep bowl, unglazed and painted with leaves and flowers, repeating swirls and diamonds. The pot stands on three hand-molded, rounded feet.

Textile showing a narrative built using coloured hand-embroidered cross-stitching on a metre-squared piece of white linen. The embroidery is confined to a hexagon shape at the centre of the fabric. The narrative works around the cloth, beginning with a depiction of the sowing of maize in a Yucate...

Finely woven traditional men’s hat, made from toquilla palm (jipi). Hat has a moderately wide brim, with a slightly upturned edge, and a tall rounded top.

Two part dress. Long dress (part a) and an underskirt (part b) with a large lace fringe at the bottom. The embroidery features nearby Becal, in the municipality of Calkini, Campeche. It shows people dancing traditional dances, the women in terno and the men wearing jipi (palm) hats. Elements from...