Yarn Painting

Alejandrine de la Rosa

Caption

Alejandrine de la Rosa (Mexican, Huichol (Wixárika)). Yarn Painting, 2002. Colored yarn, beeswax, wood,, 11 15/16 x 1 1/8 x 11 15/16 in. (30.3 x 2.9 x 30.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Edward J. Guarino Collection in honor of Robert Gomez, 2013.82.27.

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Yarn Painting

Date

2002

Medium

Colored yarn, beeswax, wood,

Classification

Painting

Dimensions

11 15/16 x 1 1/8 x 11 15/16 in. (30.3 x 2.9 x 30.3 cm)

Inscriptions

Translation of inscription on reverse: “The bull is tied to the tree so it can be sacrificed before the house of the gods with the flowers and other offerings.”

Credit Line

Gift of the Edward J. Guarino Collection in honor of Robert Gomez

Accession Number

2013.82.27

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