Painting
97-15-3
From: Western Mexico | Tepic | Comunidad Indigena de Zitakua | Nayarit
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 97-15-3 |
| 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 | Yarn | Wood |
| Description | A procession of five sacred deer with song lines coming from their mouths. Nine rain serpents are above the deer and betweent their horns. An arrow is depicted above each serpent. The lower border and areas around the arrows may both depict flames. (Furst, 2003 p. 65) |
| Height | 60 cm |
| Width | 60 cm |
| Depth | 2.2 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Mark D. Lang, 1997 |
| Other Number | JS-7 - Collector Number |
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