Decorative art of the Huichol Indians / by Carl Lumholtz.

  • Carl Sofus Lumholtz
Date:
1904
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Decorative art of the Huichol Indians / by Carl Lumholtz. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    DESIGN No. 25.—TOAD (Huichol, rukwa'). See Fig. 446. The resemblance to the frog design (Fig. 444) is at once apparent, the toad very prop¬ erly being represented in a more ample way. The ground-patterns on which these designs are found are identical in their main features, consisting of oblique lines crossing each other so as to form a network of diamond-shaped figures (god’s eyes), which are embellished at their junctions by smaller figures of the same shape. Technically there is a similarity of both the frog and the toad design to that of the tripe (Fig. 426), as well as to the corn symbol of the Pueblos. Fig. 446.—From a pouch. Fig. 446.' L!Toad Design. Cat. No. yff-g. DESIGN No. 26.—FRESH-WATER CRAB (Sp., cangrejo; Huichol, a'inali). See Figs. 447-451; also 429. A kind of fresh-water crab is common in the country of the Huichol, although it is not large enough to be eaten. It is considered to be beneficial in helping to make rain. rig. 447. Series of Conventional Designs representing the Kresh-vvater Crab. Fig. 448. Design: Fresh-water Crab. Fig. 449. Design: Fresh-water Crab. Fig. 448.—Pouch. Design: fresh-water crab. According to the original label, the steel for striking fire (see Design No. 3). A comparison with Design No. 3 shows that the conventional designs given there as representing the steel for striking fire are very similar to this one. They lack the division on the middle lobe. Cat. No. Figs. 449, 450.—Pouches. Design: main field, fresh-water crab; upper border, freno (see Design No. 55). Cat. Nos. yfJh-, TST8 a•
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