Painting
| Object Number: | 97-15-14 |
|---|---|
| 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: | 80 cm |
| Depth: | 2.8 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Mark D. Lang, 1997 |
| Other Number: | JS-36 - Collector Number |
Description
Five hunters wearing hats face the sacred deer during the deer hunt. Antlers on the leader's legs symbolize their sacred status. Arrows above and below the hunters transform into messengers to the master of the deer and to the ancestor deities. Below the sacred deer is a woman who will place food and drink by the slain deer to calm its soul. The lower left depicts Grandfather Fire, Tatewari. (Furst, 2003 p. 85)
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. 85 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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