Bark Paper

43-21-1D

From: Mexico (Central America)

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 43-21-1D
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mexico (Central America)
Culture Area Central American
Section American
Materials Bark
Description

Subquadrangular sheets, beaten from the bark layer of Ficar goldmanii. Xalamatal. Now used only for making paper dolls used in witchcraft.

Length 22.23 cm
Width 12.06 cm
Credit Line Gift of Victor Wolfgang von Hagen, 1943

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