Painting
97-15-3
Location: On Display in the Between Worlds/Entre Mundos: Visions of the Wixaritari
From: Mexico (Central America) | Nayarit | Tepic | Comunidad Indigena de Zitakua
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 97-15-3 |
| Current Location | Between Worlds/Entre Mundos: Visions of the Wixaritari - On Display |
| 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 | Yarn | Wood |
| Description | A procession of five sacred deer with song lines coming from their mouths. Nine rain serpents are above the deer and betweent their horns. An arrow is depicted above each serpent. The lower border and areas around the arrows may both depict flames. (Furst, 2003 p. 65) |
| Height | 60 cm |
| Width | 60 cm |
| Depth | 2.2 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Mark D. Lang, 1997 |
| Other Number | JS-7 - Collector Number |
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