Tumpline

Tumpline

Technique: Dried; scraped; soaked in water & lime (from oak bark or limestone). Materials: Cowhide.
  • Object: Tumpline
  • Artist: Unknown
  • Circa: Early 20th C
  • Dimensions: L: 15'
  • Culture Area: Mesoamerica / Northern Mexico
  • Cultural Group: Tarahumara
  • Cultural Context: -
  • Donor: Eugene Boudreau
  • Catalog #: 96.060