Painting
97-15-4
From: Mexico (Central America) | Nayarit | Tepic | Comunidad Indigena de Zitakua
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 97-15-4 |
| 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 | Yarn | Wood |
| Description | Central design showing a mother giving birth to twins, depicting the first birth of the human race. Below that, a mother is giving birth to a single child with a midwife on one side and an antlered cultural hero, Kauyumari, on the other side. Hummingbirds and inverted turtles along the right border. Deer and turtles along the left border. Snakes along the top border. Iguana in top left. (Furst, 2003 p. 53) |
| Height | 80 cm |
| Width | 58 cm |
| Depth | 3 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Mark D. Lang, 1997 |
| Other Number | JS-8 - Collector Number |
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