Description (Physical description)
Description for 1986.87 [A-Q] reads: 'A number of drawings (17) on paper produced by the Nahuas for Alonso Zarzar (collector) when in the field. A number of drawings have an explanation (i.e. references to themes/objects etc. depicted) written on either in Spanish or English (sometimes at back).'
Event Date
Author: maa

Context (Field collection)
Catalogue card reads: 'Nahua Group Indians settled in Sepahwa, S.E. Peruvian Amazonia in the Ucayali province in 1985.'
Event Date 1985
Author: maa

Context (Display)
Exhibited: On display in the Department of Social Anthropology, University of Cambridge, 22/02/1988.
Event Date 22/2/1988
Author: Lucie Carreau

Description (Physical description)
A drawing on white paper using pink, yellow and brown felt tip pens as well as red paint. Over half of the drawing is in brown pen and there is a roughly rectangular section in pink pen and red paint from one corner. Different lines and patterns are drawn, some overlapping, such as; wiggly lines, zig zags and parallelograms. Written in pencil on near one edge: 'Elbow + knew of Deer'. On the reverse is a band of yellow chevrons and rhombus patterns bounded by two lines and dots. Beneath are words written in orange pen: possibly 'Gumua le hoja de guaje (?)'. Beneath are words written in pencil: 'Leaf of fruit tree'. Written at the bottom edge in orange pen: 'hombre rodilla de vendao y codo'.
Event Date 26/7/2021
Author: Annie Tomkins