Sewing box and cover with cochineal dyed wool yarn (detail)

From the exhibition:
The Red That Colored The World

Museum of International Folk Art

Sewing box and cover with cochineal dyed wool yarn (detail). Box, Pátzcuaro, Michoacán, México, late eighteenth century. Wood, paint, metal, gold leaf, 4 ¾ x 17 5/16 x 5 in. Museum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection

Usage: Courtesy Museum of Indian Arts and Culture

Credit: Photo Addison Doty


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