Peyote

29-139-25B

From: Mexico (Central America) | Chihuahua

Curatorial Section: American

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Native Name Olla
Object Number 29-139-25B
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Tarahumara
Provenience Mexico (Central America) | Chihuahua
Culture Area Southwest Culture Area
Section American
Materials Peyote Buttons
Description

One of four mescal buttons. Lophophora. Dried and pierced for stringing. Tarahumare: Jiculi. Used in religious rites and as medicine.

Credit Line Gift of William Pepper, 1894

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