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Mixteca Series #16

1984
(American, 1921–1989)
America
Collage: amate paper, palm fiber and thread on undyed, unbleached plain weave linen
Overall: 35.6 x 27.9 x 1 cm (14 x 11 x 3/8 in.)
Anonymous gift in honor of the Museum's seventy-fifth anniversary 1991.144
Location: 224A Contemporary Corridor
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Between 1982 and 1983, Ward created at least 29 Mixteca Series collages.

Description

Ward used indigenous materials in the creation of both her Oaxaca and Mixteca Series. Palm products, such as the fibers used in this collage, are a particularly important fiber in the economy of Mixteca, Mexico, a region within the state of Oaxaca and northwest of Oaxaca City.
Mixteca Series #16

Mixteca Series #16

1984

Evelyn Svec Ward

(American, 1921–1989)
America

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