Painting
| Object Number: | 97-15-13 |
|---|---|
| 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: | ca. 1995 |
| Early Date: | 1990 |
| Late Date: | 1996 |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Beeswax Yarn Wood |
| Height: | 80 cm |
| Width: | 122 cm |
| Depth: | 5.5 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Mark D. Lang, 1997 |
| Other Number: | JS-34 - Collector Number |
Description
Two bright pink deer heads are in the upper portion. Below are two reclining figures with antlers. Right border has four humanoid figures, several deer heads, and insects. Along left border are two figures and hummingbird. Multicolored painting.
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. 81 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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