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Mexican embroidered headband
Collection
Identifier: SC 01830
Content Description
Green and white embroidered headband sourced from Tecolutla, Veracruz, Mexico. The headband is embroidered with birds. Creator of the headband is unidentified.
Dates:
2016
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
Mexican retablo and ex-voto paintings
Collection
Identifier: MS 00362
Content Description
5 Retablo or ex-voto paintings depicting themes that include Covid-19, immigration, migration, illness and traditional dance. Retablo is the Spanish term for relatable or reredos above an spiritual, often Catholic, altar. Retablo paintings are a form of folk art that depict iconography including saints and other religious figures derived from the Catholic church. Ex-voto paintings are votive paintings offered to a saint or divinity. Ex-voto paintings typically depict oppressive incidents in...
Dates:
2021
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center