Object Number | 97-15-47 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Huichol |
Provenience | Western Mexico |
Culture Area | Central American |
Creator | Jesus Cosio |
Period | Late 20th Century |
Date Made | circa 1995 |
Section | American |
Materials | Beeswax | Glass | Wood |
Iconography | Deer | Sun | House | Drum | Arrows | Eye | Woman | Singer |
Description | Glass beads imbedded in beeswax on wood frame. Central sun figure surrounded by a deer head and feathers. Below are two houses. Lower right corner is a drum with nierica (spirit eye) to the right and to the left sides. In the lower left corner are two deer. In the upper left and right corners are arrows. Above the sun is a woman cooking, and cantador (a singer). |
Height | 78 cm |
Width | 60 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from Mark D. Lang, 1997 |
Other Number | JC-4 - Collector Number |
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