This is a rukuri, a bowl used as a votive offering for an altar. Rukuris come from the Huichol people of the Sierra Madre Mountain range in Western Mexico. The bowl was carved from a gourd, and colorful beads were glued to it to form traditional patterns. This bowl can be found at the IU Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.
Owner: IU Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Object: Offering Bowl
Culture: Wixáritari (Huichol)
Country: Sierra Madres, Mexico
Material: gourd
Decoration: beaded
Description: This is a traditional offering bowl of the indigenous Huichol group of the Sierra Madres mountain range in Mexico.
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