Painting
| Object Number: | 97-15-36 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Huichol |
| Provenience: | Western Mexico Tepic Comunidad Indigena de Zitakua Nayarit |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Maker: | Eliseo Benitez Flores |
| Date Made: | circa 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: | EF-11 - Collector Number |
Description
Entitled "Reunion of the Gods", there are three figures on a busy, multicolored background dominating the lower horizontal. There is another figure in the upper left corner. These figures represent the following characters who are personages in Huichol myth: Jaguar God, Deer God, Coyote God, and Mother of the Sun.
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