arrow;
religious/ritual equipment
- Museum number
- Am1995,02.15.a
- Description
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Prayer-arrow (muvieri in Spanish) (one of five); carved of wood; stick of wood carved to point at one end; opposite end wrapped in orange and black acrylic yarn; small brown and white feathers attached to end; two large brown and white feathers attached to stick just before end with purple acrylic yarn.
- Production date
- 20thC
- Dimensions
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Height: 33 centimetres
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Width: 6 centimetres
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Depth: 2 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- The "prayer-arrow" is an essential item of votive paraphernalia in Huichol religion. They are regarded as a means of communication with the gods. The thought or prayer of the supplicant follows the arrows and the arrows "speak" to the Sun-god, Grandmother Growth, and other Huichol deities.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1995
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Am1995,02.15.a
