Painting
97-15-27
From: Mexico (Central America) | Nayarit | Tepic | Comunidad Indigena de Zitakua
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 97-15-27 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Huichol |
| Provenience | Mexico (Central America) | Nayarit | Tepic | Comunidad Indigena de Zitakua |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Creator | Jose Benitez Sanchez |
| Period | Late 20th Century |
| Date Made | circa 1995 |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Beeswax | Wool | Wood |
| Description | Depiction of figures in the sacred peyote desert, Wirikuta. The center hass a deer head with snakes streaming downward. On the left are eight figures, four of whom wear skirts. To right of the central deer head are two deer heads in circles. Below these are four deer heads in circles, above insects, above rain serpents. |
| Height | 80 cm |
| Width | 122 cm |
| Depth | 6 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Mark D. Lang, 1997 |
| Other Number | JS-28 - Collector Number |
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