Painting
| Object Number: | 97-15-28 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Huichol |
| Provenience: | Western Mexico Tepic Comunidad Indigena de Zitakua Nayarit |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Maker: | Jose Benitez Sanchez |
| Date Made: | circa 1995 |
| Early Date: | 1990 |
| Late Date: | 1996 |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Beeswax Wool Wood |
| Height: | 60 cm |
| Width: | 60 cm |
| Depth: | 3.2 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Mark D. Lang, 1997 |
| Other Number: | JS-31 - Collector Number |
Description
Four human figures swimming in the "first river," Rio Lermay. Above the river is a procession of four female goddesses led by a shaman holding power wands. The upper right depicts Deer Person Kauyumari who connects the deities and the people. The lower left depicts sacred deer/peyote beneath a sky. (Furst, 2003 p. 67)
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Huichol Yarn Paintings (1996 - 2004) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Book] Furst, Peter T. 2003. Visions of a Huichol Shaman.. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 67 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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