Painting

97-15-27

From: Western Mexico | Tepic | Comunidad Indigena de Zitakua | Nayarit

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 97-15-27
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Huichol
Provenience Western Mexico | Tepic | Comunidad Indigena de Zitakua | Nayarit
Culture Area Central American
Creator Jose Benitez Sanchez
Date Made circa 1995
Section American
Materials Beeswax | Wool | Wood
Description

Depiction of figures in the sacred peyote desert, Wirikuta. The center hass a deer head with snakes streaming downward. On the left are eight figures, four of whom wear skirts. To right of the central deer head are two deer heads in circles. Below these are four deer heads in circles, above insects, above rain serpents.

Height 80 cm
Width 122 cm
Depth 6 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Mark D. Lang, 1997
Other Number JS-28 - Collector Number

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