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Girl holding a board prepared for yarn painting

  • 1982

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Photograph of a Huichol girl holding a board that has been prepared for yarn painting. The child in the photograph is related to Huichol artist Emeteria Rios Martinez (Kapuri) (d. 1994), possibly her daughter, Norma Guevara.

Yarn painting involves pressing yarn into a board coated with wax or resin. The paintings usually depict Huichol culture, mythology, and shamanistic traditions.

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  • 13.5 cm W x 9 cm H
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute

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  • Series XI. Photographic Materials
  • Sub-series 2. Photographs
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  • Box 123, Page 13

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“Girl Holding a Board Prepared for Yarn Painting,” 1982. Eugene Garfield Papers, Box 123, Page 13. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/91vgl6d.

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