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Tratamiento de una ofrenda para pedir la lluvia, de San Pablito, Pahuatlan, Pue[bla]. (A ritual of an offering to ask for rain.)
(Ancient Americas )
This is a handmade bark paper (amate) book created by Alfonso García Tellez, with writing by his daughter(s). Measuring 18 x 14 cm closed, the book is folded accordion style, with 28 numbered leaves plus covers, with snap closure system on both sides to hold book closed. Imagery in book is created out of 21 cut-out illustrations made from darker amate bark paper, with an additional two cut figures on the front cover, for a total of 23 figures overall. The text is in Spanish, and is handwritten in black ink by García Tellez’s daughter following his dictation. The front cover is inscribed with the title, dated “10 de Agosto de 1978,” and signed by the author.
Provenance
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Created for sale by Alfonso García Tellez, San Pablito Pahuatlán, Mexico, 1978. Manuel Graells Tortosa, Barcelona, Spain, by 2019 [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Violaine Debailleul, Montreal, Canada, 2019, by purchase; Michael Laird, Texas, 2023, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2024, by purchase.
Measurements
H: 7 1/8 × W: 5 1/2 × D: 11/16 in. (18.1 × 14 × 1.7 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds provided by the John G. Bourne Fund for Arts of the Americas, 2024
Location in Museum
Charles Street: Second Floor: Latin American Art / Arte Latinoamericano
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
W.964