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A colorful yarn painting depicting a stylized bird in profile facing left. The bird has a long beak, a crest of thin lines, and a body with concentric stripes in yellow, red, and blue. Its tail features long, curving green and yellow lines.
Bird
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Bird

Maker Central American (Mexico, Huichol)
Dateundated
Place of originGuatemala, North and Central America
MediumYarn
Dimensions11 3/4 x 15 x 1/4 in. (29.8 x 38.1 x 0.6 cm)
ClassificationsTextiles
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Needham
Object number1987.1.25
Collections
Visual DescriptionA colorful yarn painting depicting a stylized bird in profile facing left. The bird has a long beak, a crest of thin lines, and a body with concentric stripes in yellow, red, and blue. Its tail features long, curving green and yellow lines.
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