Painting
97-15-10
From: Western Mexico | Tepic | Comunidad Indigena de Zitakua | Nayarit
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 97-15-10 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Huichol |
| Provenience | Western Mexico | Tepic | Comunidad Indigena de Zitakua | Nayarit |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Creator | Jose Benitez Sanchez |
| Period | Late 20th Century |
| Date Made | circa 1995 |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Beeswax | Yarn | Wood |
| Description | Center is maroon colored deer head with birds containing human figures to both the right and left. Upper center is a blue deer head flanked by a row of arrows on the left and a row of antlered peyotes on the right. Lower center is a purple deer head. Top right is a deer. Lower left is a reclined deer looking at a decorated gourd bowl and Kauyumari kneeling behind it on the far left. Upper left is a figure with antlers, a flower, and two deer, and several more humanoid figures. The rest consists of multicolored designs and symbols. (Furst, 2003 p. 71) |
| Height | 121 cm |
| Width | 122 cm |
| Depth | 6 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Mark D. Lang, 1997 |
| Other Number | JS-27 - Collector Number |
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