Mayan Blouse Artist: Unknown Culture/People: (Mayan) Place: Guatemala Media: Cotton, cotton thread Dims: 22.25 x 31.5 in (55.5 x 80 cm) Date: c. 1960-1970Description My grandfather, Rafael Guzman, was originally from Quetzaltenango, in the highlands of Guatemala, a...

Girl’s Skirt and Blouse Artist: Unknown Culture/People: Tarahumara/Raramuri Place: Chihuahua, Mexico Media: Muslin with red piping Dims: Blouse: 11.75 x 28.75 in. (29.37 x 71.87 cm), Skirt: 19 x 38 in. (47.5 x 95 cm). Date: c. 2004DescriptionThe materiality of...

Hat Artist: Julio Villa Ramirez Culture/People: Huichol Place: Huichol, Mexico Media: Vegetal fiber, squirrel tails, feathers, yarn, ribbon, denim Dims: 15.5 (diam.) in. (39.37 cm) Date: c. 1982-87DescriptionBelieved to be worn by a shaman, this Huichol hat...

Container Artist: Unknown Culture/People: Huichol Place: Huichol, Mexico Media: Gourd, wood, yarn, thread, paind, and seed pods Dims: 4.5 x 3 in. (11.43 x 7.62 cm). Date: c. 1980sDescriptionIn the last February The Virtual Coe newsletter, we mentioned the importance...

Arrow Artist: Antonio Rivera Culture/People: Huichol Place: Mexico Media: Wood, yarn, and feathers Dims: 11.25 x 2.75 in. (28.6 x 7 cm). Date: c.2000DescriptionLiving long ago, ancestors conceded to the elements of nature and ceremony, celestial beings, earth, young...

Shirt (Huipil) Artist: Unknown Culture/People: Mayan Place: Guatemala Media: Cotton, commercially dyed wool yarn, and brocade ribbon Dims: 23.5 x 23.5 in. (59.6 x 59.6 cm). Date: n.dDescriptionLet us take you back to the Classic period of Mesoamerica lands, where...

Belt Artist: Unknown Culture/People: Tarahumara Place: Mexico Media: Wool yarn Dims: 68.5 x 3 in. (173.99 x 7.62 cm). Date: c.2000DescriptionThe Tarahumara Creation Story “A common belief among Tarahumara Indians was that the world started with the sun and the moon...

Bowls Artist: Unknown Culture/People: Mexican, Pre-Contact Place: Mexico, Central America Media: Ceramic Dims: 1.5 x 4 diam. in, (3.8 x 10.1 diam. cm). Date: c. 1250 CEDescription There was something about this set of bowls that caught Ted´s attention during a trip to...

Man's Hat (PIshalal) Artist: Pascual Lopez Lopez Culture/People: Tzotzil Mayan Place: Mexico Media: Palm fibers and satin Dims: 6 x 15 (diam. in. (15.2 x 38.1 diam. cm). Date: 2005Description This wide-brimmed man's hat (or pishalal in Tzotzil Mayan) was created by...

Case Artist: Unknown Culture/People: Mexico Place: Mexico Media: Seed beads, split stick, and possibly willow Dims: 2.75 x 2.25 in. (7 x 5.7 cm). Date: mid 19th C.DescriptionSome of the pieces in the Coe collection are more ambiguous than others. This small beaded...