Painting
97-15-45
From: Mexico (Central America) | Nayarit
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 97-15-45 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Huichol |
| Provenience | Mexico (Central America) | Nayarit |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Creator | Evanisto Benitez |
| Period | Late 20th Century |
| Date Made | circa 1995 |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Beeswax | Yarn | Wood |
| Description | Central eagle with snakes radiating upward from its head. Arrows and spirit eye (nierica) to both sides of its wings. Below is another spirit eye, to the left are two deer figures. Right of the spirit are three more spirit eyes and a deer figure that stands above a plate of food and holds feathers. |
| Height | 60 cm |
| Width | 60 cm |
| Depth | 3 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Mark D. Lang, 1997 |
| Other Number | EB-4 - Collector Number |
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