Painting
97-15-6
From: Western Mexico | Tepic | Comunidad Indigena de Zitakua | Nayarit
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 97-15-6 |
| 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 depiction of the Sun God emerging for the first time from a fiery, volcanic eruption near Wirikuta, the sacred peyote desert. Antlered figure in the lower left and a human head in the upper left. Humanoid figure in the lower right. (Furst, 2003 p. 75) |
| Height | 40 cm |
| Width | 40 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Mark D. Lang, 1997 |
| Other Number | JS-16 - Collector Number |
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