Tigrada Parade Cornhusk Doll
Tigrada Parade Cornhusk Doll

Tigrada Parade Cornhusk Doll


Collection

A.V. Shirk Collection


Identifier

SH80


Artist

Unknown


Description

This is a cornhusk figure that appears as a person dressed as a jaguar holding a chain on a small base. This jaguar figure is actually a small representation of a participant in the La Tigrada parade that happens every August in La Chilapa, Guerrero, Mexico. In this parade, the townspeople, along with surrounding communities, celebrate age old traditions and honor the Virgin of the Assumption, venerated in the city's cathedral. The festival connects with Mesoamerican mythology and rituals designed to bring rainfall to ensure plenty of crops. The chain attached to the figure serves to imitate the sound of thunder, a sign of rain. Though the figure looks like a jaguar, it is actually called a tigre, or tiger, in the context of the parade. 


Medium

mixed media

Inscription

missing hair on mask

Width

4.25in

Height

8.5in

Length

3.75in

Where Made (Country)

Mexico

How Acquired

Donation

When Acquired

Feb 20 2019

Name of Donor

Austin Friends of Folk Art