Painting
| Object Number: | 97-15-18 |
|---|---|
| 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 Yarn Wood |
| Height: | 60 cm |
| Width: | 60 cm |
| Depth: | 2 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Mark D. Lang, 1997 |
| Other Number: | JS-41 - Collector Number |
Description
Two reclined figures with backs to lower border. Above are two red and green mountains. Between the mountains is the tree of life, from its branches rises the representation of a purple winged god (diose). To left and to right are deer.
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. 77 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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