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Visions to Heal the World: Huichol Art by José Benitez Sanchez, Maximino Renteria de la Cruz and others

October 7, 2005 to November 27, 2005

Featuring Visionary Yarn-paintings and Beadwork from Mexico's Sierra Madre

PHILADELPHIA - Visions to Heal the World, which opens at Indigo Arts Gallery on October 7th, 2005 features a collection of visionary artworks from the Huichol Indians of Mexico’s remote Sierra Madre Occidental region. It centers on the nierika yarn paintings by the celebrated shaman/artist, José Benitez Sanchez. Benitez was the subject of Mythic Visions: Yarn Paintings of a Huichol Shaman, the dazzling 2003 exhibit at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. The paintings reflect the visions of Huichol shamans - Huichol history and mythology and especially the peyote-inspired visions through which they believe they can communicate with the deities to heal themselves and their world. The exhibition, which also includes yarn paintings and beaded works by several other Huichol artists, continues through November 27th. On October 15th (3 to 5pm) Indigo Arts will host a special lecture and video presentation by Michele Belluomini, who has studied with the Huichol people for nearly twenty years.
Thanks to their isolation in the mountains and canyons of the state of Nayarit, the Huichol, alone among the indigenous peoples of Mexico, were able to largely resist conversion to Christianity by the Spanish conquistadors. They have maintained their pre-conquest religion and traditions nearly intact. The Huichol practice a nature-based religion guided by shamans, which the anthropologist Peter Furst calles “a powerful everyday spirituality that seemed to owe nothing to the religion of the conquistadores.” The religion and the sacred arts which serve it are directed toward communication with a pantheon of “numberless male and female ancestor and nature deities” and in so doing finding the causes and cures of illness. 19th century ethnographer Carl Lumholtz called the Huichol a “nation of doctors”, for an extraordinary number of Huichols (an estimated third of adult men) are mara’akámes or shamans. Furst adds that an even greater number of the Huichol, male and female, are also artists.

A central aspect of the religious life of the Huichol, and an essential rite of every shaman, is the peyote pilgrimage to Wirikuta, a remote desert region 300 miles away in the state of San Luis Potosi. After the twenty day walk (now sometimes shortened by a ride on a truck or bus) to Wirikuta the Huichol pilgrims “hunt” for the sacred hikuri or peyote cactus. They shoot arrows into the first peyote they find, just like the sacred deer with which it is associated. The pilgrims consume some of the peyote in rituals in Wirikuta, and the rest is brought back for the consumption of the community.
The yarn paintings shown at Indigo Arts are the continuation of a variety of ritual arts long practiced by the Huichol. The Huichol are known for the symbolic patterns of plants and animal spirits, which they lavish on their cross-stitch embroidery, xukuri beaded gourd votive bowls, and a variety of prayer objects and crosses woven of sticks, feathers, yarn and other materials, which they called nierika. What arose in the 1950’s and 1960’s was the application of many of the same rich Huichol iconography and the same materials and skills to a flat surface. To make these paintings the artist spreads beeswax on a board, sketches out a design and fills it out by carefully pressing brightly colored yarns into the wax. The first paintings were largely decorative. Sold in government crafts shops they could bring in some needed income to community. But it was not long before the shaman-artists realized the paintings’ potential to tell the stories and myths of the Huichol, and to record their sacred visions.
The shaman/artist who pioneered this style in the mid-1960’s was the late Ramon Medina Silva. Using this yarn ”canvas”, Medina told traditional stories of the creation, the peyote/deer hunt, the journey of the soul after death, and the origins of Father Sun and Tatewari, Grandfather fire. Stylistically these early yarn paintings now seem quite primitive, the characters often similar to the stick figures in petroglyphs, in relatively static compositions. The artist who carried this art to its current level was Medina’s cousin and one-time apprentice, José Benitez Sanchez.
José Benitez Sanchez was born in 1938 in the settlement of San Pablo, where his father was a famous mara’akáme. Benitez credits his own path as a shaman to a revelation following an illness when he was fifteen, after which he set off on his first pilgrimage to Wirikuta. Benitez pursued the dual paths of shaman and artist almost from the start, and has been recognized as a master since the 1970’s. He pioneered a style of fluid figures in compositons which are dynamic, complex, and colorful to the point of being psychedelic. His success as an artist coincided with his growing stature in his own community. He helped found the indigenous community of Tsitákua, and was elected its first tatoani, or governor. Benitez’ work has been exhibited world-wide, and is included in many private and public collections. In addition to the substantial collection which was exhibited at the University of Pennsylvania his work is included at the UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History.

The other artists exhibited at Indigo Arts are Benitez’ students or peers, including two of his wives, Josefina Benitez and Maria de Jesus Rivera Hernandez de la Cruz, his son Eliseo Benitez, and his compadre Maximino Renteria de la Cruz.
 

The Sacred paths of the First World
SKU: JBS-2301

Nayarit, Mexico, c. 2000
Yarn pressed into beeswax on plywood
(24" x 24").

Provenance:  private collection, Arizona.
 

$4900

La Nacimiento de Maiz (The Birth of Corn)
SKU: MRC-2101

Nayarit, Mexico, c. 1995
Yarn pressed into beeswax on plywood.  
(23 1/2" x 23 1/2" , 60cm x 60cm). 

Published in "Huichol Indian Rituals 1997" calendar, as well as greeting card, pub. by Amber Lotus Publishing., 1996, 1997.
Provenance:  Current owner purchased from exhibition by Grace Imports (Chicago, IL) in March 1997.

$975

Untitled
SKU: CPR-16

Vintage Huichol yarn painting c. 1970's
Yarn pressed into beeswax on plywood
(24" x 24")

This 24 X 24 yarn painting is by master artist Cresencio Perez Robles. Perez's work was included in book Art of the Huichol Indians, which accompanied an exhibition of Huichol Indian Art, organized by the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. The exhibition traveled from San Francisco in 1978 to Chicago and New York. It was this show and the accompanying catalogue that first introduced Huichol yarn painting to the general public.
Cresencio Perez Robles work was also featured in the exhibit Living Traditions Mexican Popular Arts in 1992 at the University Art Museum at Albany State University of New York and the accompanying book of the same title.
This picture was made in the 1970's of wool yarn pressed onto wax spread on a wooden board. Today yarn paintings are made of acrylic yarn. On the back the artist wrote the meaning of the piece in both Huichol and in Spanish and it is signed by the artist.

$875

Untitled (Arbol del Viento)
SKU: CPR-17

Vintage Huichol yarn painting c. 1970's
Yarn pressed into beeswax on plywood
(24" x 24")

This 24 X 24 yarn painting is by master artist Cresencio Perez Robles. Perez's work was included in book Art of the Huichol Indians, which accompanied an exhibition of Huichol Indian Art, organized by the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. The exhibition traveled from San Francisco in 1978 to Chicago and New York. It was this show and the accompanying catalogue that first introduced Huichol yarn painting to the general public.
Cresencio Perez Robles work was also featured in the exhibit Living Traditions Mexican Popular Arts in 1992 at the University Art Museum at Albany State University of New York and the accompanying book of the same title.
This picture was made in the 1970's of wool yarn pressed onto wax spread on a wooden board. Today yarn paintings are made of acrylic yarn. On the back the artist wrote the meaning of the piece in both Huichol and in Spanish and it is signed by the artist.

$875

Untitled
SKU: CPR-18

Vintage Huichol yarn painting c. 1970's
Yarn pressed into beeswax on plywood
(24" x 24")

This 24 X 24 yarn painting is by master artist Cresencio Perez Robles. Perez's work was included in book Art of the Huichol Indians, which accompanied an exhibition of Huichol Indian Art, organized by the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. The exhibition traveled from San Francisco in 1978 to Chicago and New York. It was this show and the accompanying catalogue that first introduced Huichol yarn painting to the general public.
Cresencio Perez Robles work was also featured in the exhibit Living Traditions Mexican Popular Arts in 1992 at the University Art Museum at Albany State University of New York and the accompanying book of the same title.
This picture was made in the 1970's of wool yarn pressed onto wax spread on a wooden board. Today yarn paintings are made of acrylic yarn. On the back the artist wrote the meaning of the piece in both Huichol and in Spanish and it is signed by the artist.

$875

Cresencio Perez Robles
SKU: CPR-11

Vintage Huichol yarn painting by
Cresencio Perez Robles
Nayarit, Mexico, c. 1970's
Yarn pressed into beeswax on plywood
(24" x 24")

This 24 X 24 yarn painting is by master artist Cresencio Perez Robles. Perez's work was included in book Art of the Huichol Indians, which accompanied an exhibition of Huichol Indian Art, organized by the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. The exhibition traveled from San Francisco in 1978 to Chicago and New York. It was this show and the accompanying catalogue that first introduced Huichol yarn painting to the general public.
Cresencio Perez Robles work was also featured in the exhibit Living Traditions Mexican Popular Arts in 1992 at the University Art Museum at Albany State University of New York and the accompanying book of the same title.
This picture was made in the 1970's of wool yarn pressed onto wax spread on a wooden board. Today yarn paintings are made of acrylic yarn. On the back the artist wrote the meaning of the piece in both Huichol and in Spanish and it is signed by the artist.

$875

Cresencio Perez Robles
SKU: CPR-15

Vintage Huichol yarn painting c. 1970's
Yarn pressed into beeswax on plywood
(24" x 24")

This 24 X 24 yarn painting is by master artist Cresencio Perez Robles. Perez's work was included in book Art of the Huichol Indians, which accompanied an exhibition of Huichol Indian Art, organized by the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. The exhibition traveled from San Francisco in 1978 to Chicago and New York. It was this show and the accompanying catalogue that first introduced Huichol yarn painting to the general public.
Cresencio Perez Robles work was also featured in the exhibit Living Traditions Mexican Popular Arts in 1992 at the University Art Museum at Albany State University of New York and the accompanying book of the same title.
This picture was made in the 1970's of wool yarn pressed onto wax spread on a wooden board. Today yarn paintings are made of acrylic yarn. On the back the artist wrote the meaning of the piece in both Huichol and in Spanish and it is signed by the artist.

$875

Anonymous Huichol Artist
SKU: HC-1508

Huichol yarn painting by anonymous Huichol Artist in the style of Ramon Medina Silva.  Actual authorship unclear.
Nayarit, Mexico, c. 1970
Yarn pressed into beeswax on plywood
(16 1/2" x 20 1/4")

 

$575 (Framed)

Animal in Corral
SKU: HC-1601

Huichol yarn painting by
Anonymous Huichol Artist
Nayarit, Mexico, c. 1970
Yarn pressed into beeswax on plywood
(15 1/2" x 20")

$375

Huichol Beaded Mask
SKU: HCM-2101

Huichol people, Nayarit, Mexico, c. 1980's
Beads pressed into beeswax on wood mask
(9” h. x 6 1/4”w.  x 2” d)

$310

Hilaria Chavez Carrillo
SKU: HCC-1401

Huichol yarn painting by
Hilaria Chavez Carrillo
Nayarit, Mexico, c. 2013
Yarn pressed into beeswax on plywood
(12" x 12")

$195

Jose Benitez Sanchez
SKU: JBS34

Nayarit, Mexico, c. 2008
Yarn pressed into beeswax on plywood
(24" x 24")

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Huichol Beaded Snake Sculpture
SKU: HCS-15

Carved wood sculpture, covered with beads set in beeswax.

13" tall, 8" dia.

Hector Ortiz, Huichol people - Nayarit, Mexico, purchased 1997.

$1200

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Coiled Snake - Huichol Beaded Sculpture by Luis Ruiz
SKU: HCS-21

Carved wood sculpture, covered with beads and inset coin, set in beeswax
7" tall, 5" dia.
Luis Ruiz, Huichol people - Nayarit, Mexico, c. 1970's - 1980's.  Purchased by current owner in 1997.

$1200

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Frog with Coiled Snake - Huichol Beaded Sculpture
SKU: HCS-19

Carved wood sculpture, covered with beads set in beeswax.
8" h. x 8" w. x 9" d.
Hector Ortiz C., Nayarit, Mexico, purchased 1997.

$1100

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Large Huichol Beaded Iguana Sculpture
SKU: HCS-16

Carved wood sculpture, covered with beads set in beeswax.
12" tall, x 6" x 4 1/2"
Hector Ortiz - Nayarit, Mexico, purchased 1997.

$975

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 Large Jaguar Head/Mask - Huichol Beaded Sculpture
SKU: HCS-18

Carved wood sculpture, covered with beads set in beeswax.
(7" high x 9" wide x 10" deep)
Hector Ortiz C., Nayarit, Mexico, c. 1996 (purchased 1996).

$975

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The Word of the Gods
SKU: MRC-1601

Nayarit, Mexico, c. 1990
Yarn pressed into beeswax on plywood.  Custom museum framing in plexiglass box. 
(23 1/2" x 23 1/2" , 60cm x 60cm).  Framed dimensions:  30 1/2" x 30 1/2" x 2 1/4".  

Provenance:  Current owner purchased c.1994 from Mark Lang, the collector who provided the 31 José Benitez Sanchez paintings now in the collection of the University of Pennsylvania Museum, documented in the book Visions of a Huichol Shaman by Dr. Peter Furst (2003).  It was purchased from artist in approximately 1990.

The text written on the back of the painting has been translated as follows: 
 "In this painting we can see the symbol when the Gods have communication during the night.  To have knowledge of what they say and this is the way we know the word of the Gods.  If you go to Real de Catorce, San Luis Potosi, where you can find the sacred Gods."
 

$950

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Untitled
SKU: CPR-19

Vintage Huichol yarn painting c. 1970's
Yarn pressed into beeswax on plywood
(24" x 24")

This 24 X 24 yarn painting is by master artist Cresencio Perez Robles. Perez's work was included in book Art of the Huichol Indians, which accompanied an exhibition of Huichol Indian Art, organized by the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. The exhibition traveled from San Francisco in 1978 to Chicago and New York. It was this show and the accompanying catalogue that first introduced Huichol yarn painting to the general public.
Cresencio Perez Robles work was also featured in the exhibit Living Traditions Mexican Popular Arts in 1992 at the University Art Museum at Albany State University of New York and the accompanying book of the same title.
This picture was made in the 1970's of wool yarn pressed onto wax spread on a wooden board. Today yarn paintings are made of acrylic yarn. On the back the artist wrote the meaning of the piece in both Huichol and in Spanish and it is signed by the artist.

$875

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The Sacred Mirror of the Gods
SKU: EBF-2301

Comunidad Indigena de Zitakua, Nayarit, Mexico, c. 1990s.
Yarn pressed into beeswax on plywood.  
(23 1/2" x 23 1/2" , 60cm x 60cm).  

Provenance:  private collection, Arizona.
Note: the owner of this yarn painting is particularly interested in selling it in combination with a companion piece by Eliseo's father, José Benitez Sanchez:  https://indigoarts.com/sacred-paths-first-world
Please inquire about details.

$850

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The Snake Gods - Guardians of the Sacred Places
SKU: EBF-1601

Comunidad Indigena de Zitakua, Nayarit, Mexico, c. 1990
Yarn pressed into beeswax on plywood.  With black aluminum frame. 
(23 1/2" x 23 1/2" , 60cm x 60cm).  Framed dimensions:  24" x 24" x 1".  

Provenance:  Current owner purchased c.1994 from Mark Lang, the collector who provided the 31 José Benitez Sanchez (father of Eliseo Benitez Sanchez) paintings now in the collection of the University of Pennsylvania Museum, documented in the book Visions of a Huichol Shaman by Dr. Peter Furst (2003).  It was purchased from artist in approximately 1990.

The text written on the back of the painting has been (badly) translated as follows:
"Here we see the sacred _ the world of our gods who were sent by our founder goddess "Takutsi Nakawe" who from the first moment our first world was established. She had to carry out to redesignate the four cardinal points in which she existed as power before _ the flood. Therefore her bastion of power established the four cardinal points and there with control and power is first established the representative center of our birth and after it the four cardinal points. To the snakes gods guardians of the holy places. For the _ of we the Huichols and carry the tradition and culture of our ancestors."

 

$750

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Danza del Venado
SKU: RDM-1902

Huichol "Nierika" yarn painting by
Rogelio Diaz M.
Nayarit, Mexico, c. 2018
Yarn pressed into beeswax on plywood
(24" x 24")

$675

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La Jicara Sagrada
SKU: HCC-1901

Huichol yarn painting
Hilaria Chavez Carrillo (viuda de José Benitez Sanchez)
Nayarit, Mexico, c. 2018
Yarn pressed into beeswax on plywood.
(24" x 24")

$675

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La Madre Aguila
SKU: HCC-1102

Huichol yarn painting
Hilaria Chavez Carrillo (viuda de José Benitez Sanchez)
Nayarit, Mexico, c. 2010
Yarn pressed into beeswax on plywood.
(24" x 24")

$650

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Hilaria Chavez Carrillo
SKU: HCC-1301

Huichol yarn painting
Hilaria Chavez Carrillo
Nayarit, Mexico, c. 2012
Yarn pressed into beeswax on plywood
(24" x 24")

$625

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Anonymous Huichol Artist
SKU: HC1506

Huichol yarn painting by
Anonymous Huichol Artist
Nayarit, Mexico, c. 1970
Yarn pressed into beeswax on plywood
(22" x 22")

$550 (Framed)

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Anonymous Huichol Artist
SKU: HC-1507

Huichol yarn painting by anonymous Huichol Artist in the style of Ramon Medina Silva.  Actual authorship unclear.
Nayarit, Mexico, c. 1970
Yarn pressed into beeswax on plywood
(20 1/4" x 20 1/4")

$525 (Framed)

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Anonymous Huichol Artist
SKU: HC-1503

Huichol yarn painting by
Anonymous Huichol Artist
Nayarit, Mexico, c. 1975
Yarn pressed into beeswax on plywood
(31 1/2" x 31 1/2")

$450

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Bear - Huichol Beaded Sculpture
SKU: HCS-20

Carved wood sculpture, covered with beads set in beeswax.
5 1/2" h. x 3" w. x 9" l.
Nayarit, Mexico, purchased 1996.

$450

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Sacred Deer
SKU: HC-1602

Huichol yarn painting by
Anonymous Huichol Artist
Nayarit, Mexico, c. 1970
Yarn pressed into beeswax on plywood
(23 1/2" x 15 1/4")

$425

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Huichol Beaded Mask
SKU: HCM-076

Huichol people, Nayarit, Mexico, 1994
Beads pressed into beeswax on wood mask
(8" w. x 3" d. x 14" h.)

$375

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Huichol Beaded Mask
SKU: HCM-2001

Huichol people, Nayarit, Mexico, c.2000
"jewel-tone" glass beads pressed into beeswax on hand-carved wood mask.
(7 1/2" w. x 3" d. x 14" h.)
Provenance:  Aquired from the Line Camp Gallery in Santa Fe, NM in 2004.

$350

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Ritual de las Ofrendas
SKU: RDM-1901

Huichol "Nierika" yarn painting by
Rogelio Diaz M.
Nayarit, Mexico, c. 2018
Yarn pressed into beeswax on plywood
(12" x 12")

$225

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Rogelio Diaz M.
SKU: RDM-1402

Huichol yarn painting by
Rogelio Diaz M.
Nayarit, Mexico, c. 2013
Yarn pressed into beeswax on plywood
(12" x 12")

$195

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Vintage Huichol Beaded Gourd Votive Bowl
SKU: HCS-2102

Unknown artist, Huichol people, Nayarit, Mexico, c. 1980's
Beads pressed into beeswax on gourd bowl.
(7 1/4" x 7” x 2 1/4” h.)

$185

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Ramon Medina Bautista
SKU: RMB-1302

Huichol yarn painting by
Ramon Medina Bautista
Nayarit, Mexico, c. 2012
Yarn pressed into beeswax on plywood
(12" x 12")

$175

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La Fiesta del Peyote
SKU: OTMR-1802

Details: 

SKU: OTMR-1801

Huichol yarn painting.
Nayarit, Mexico, 2018
Yarn pressed into beeswax on plywood
(12" x 12")

$175

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El Espiritu del Cielo
SKU: OTMR-1803

Huichol yarn painting.
Nayarit, Mexico, 2018
Yarn pressed into beeswax on plywood
(12" x 12")

$175

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Gecko - Huichol Beaded Sculpture
SKU: HCS-17

Carved wood sculpture, covered with beads set in beeswax.
12" long, x 4" wide x 1" high
Nayarit, Mexico, c.1997.

$175

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Medium Jaguar Head/Mask - Huichol Beaded Sculpture
SKU: HCS-1801

Carved wood sculpture, covered with beads set in beeswax.
(6 1/2" h. x 6” w. x 5 1/4” d.)
Artist unknown, Nayarit, Mexico, c. 1995.
Note:  small numbers of beads missing in these areas as shown in photos - tooth, cheek, nose, eyebrows.

$175

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Large Huichol Beaded Snake
SKU: HCS-2101

Unknown artist, Huichol people, Nayarit, Mexico, c. 1980's
Beads pressed into beeswax on wood sculpture
(2" w. x 16" l. x 1 1/4" h.)

$175

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Sacred Ceremony
SKU: OTMR-1801

Huichol yarn painting.
Nayarit, Mexico, 2018
Yarn pressed into beeswax on plywood
(12" x 12")

$160

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Las Ofrendas a los Dioses
SKU: OTMR-1804

Huichol yarn painting.
Nayarit, Mexico, 2018
Yarn pressed into beeswax on plywood
(12" x 12")

$160

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El Eclipse La Luna
SKU: OTMR-1805

Huichol yarn painting.
Nayarit, Mexico, 2018
Yarn pressed into beeswax on plywood
(12" x 12")

$160

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Huichol
SKU: hcs-05

Huichol people, Nayarit, Mexico, c. 2006
Beads pressed into beeswax on wood sculpture
(2 1/4" w. x 8 1/4" d. x 4" h.)
Designs will vary

$138

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Anonymous Huichol Artist
SKU: HC-1401

Huichol yarn painting
Nayarit, Mexico, c. 2013
Yarn pressed into beeswax on plywood
(6" x 6")

$68

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Anonymous Huichol Artist
SKU: HC-1402

Huichol yarn painting by
Anonymous Huichol Artist
Nayarit, Mexico, c. 2013
Yarn pressed into beeswax on plywood
(6" x 6")

$68

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Las Viboras Azules y el Alacrán
SKU: HC-0803

Huichol yarn painting
Nayarit, Mexico, c. 2008
Yarn pressed into beeswax on plywood
(6" x 6").

$68

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La Flor del Viento y el Peyote
SKU: HC-0804

Huichol yarn painting
Nayarit, Mexico, c. 2008
Yarn pressed into beeswax on plywood
(6" x 6").

$68

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El Venado Sagrado
SKU: HC-1701

Huichol yarn painting
Nayarit, Mexico, c. 2015
Yarn pressed into beeswax on plywood
(6" x 6")

$68

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La Vibora Enrollada
SKU: HC-1702

Huichol yarn painting
Nayarit, Mexico, c. 2015
Yarn pressed into beeswax on plywood
(6" x 6")

$68

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El Arbol de Viento
SKU: HC-1703

Huichol yarn painting
Nayarit, Mexico, c. 2015
Yarn pressed into beeswax on plywood
(6" x 6")

 

 

 

$68

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Huichol artist
SKU: hcs-02

Huichol people, Nayarit, Mexico, c. 2006
Beads pressed into beeswax on wood sculpture
(6 1/2" w. x 1 1/4" d. x 6" h.)
Designs will vary

$58

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Hilaria Chavez Carrillo
SKU: HCC1203

Huichol yarn painting
Hilaria Chavez Carrillo (viuda de José Benitez Sanchez)
Nayarit, Mexico, c. 2010
Yarn pressed into beeswax on plywood
(6" x 6")

$48

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The Gods Come from the First World
SKU: JBS-0511

Huichol yarn painting by
José Benitez Sanchez,
Nayarit, Mexico, c. 2004
Yarn pressed into beeswax on plywood
(48" x 48")

Price on Request

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The Creator of the World
SKU: JBS-1801

Comunidad Indigena de Zitakua, Nayarit, Mexico, c.2000.
Yarn pressed into beeswax on plywood, with wood frame on back
(24" x 24" , 61cm x 61cm).   Signed on back by artist in Spanish and Huichol, with written description in rather difficult to follow Spanish.  Current owner purchased in Puerto Vallarta from Roberto Flores, c. 2000.

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Journey of Knowledge in the First World
SKU: JBS-1602

Comunidad Indigena de Zitakua, Nayarit, Mexico, c. 1995
Yarn pressed into beeswax on plywood, with wood frame
(Round, 48" x 48" , 122cm x 122cm).  Framed dimensions:  50" x 50".  

Provenance:  Current owner purchased c.1995 from First Peoples Gallery in Silverthorne, Colorado.

The text written on the back of the painting has been loosely translated as follows:
"The Gods insure us in this world of the beginning that we must first understand the first world and the journey in the first world before entering the next three worlds. The Sacred Deer will lead the Shamans on their visionary pathway to teach and gain knowledge.  On this journey of learning, the Gods and the Shamans will teach us the meaning of Knowledge and will show us the door to enter the next world.  In this first world represented by this round painting using the colors of symbology and the signs to teach the viewer that the journey starts and ends with the Sacred Deer and the Guides and Shamans teaching us, as we travel on this mountainous journey.  The Scorpion helps the Shaman to repel evil and bad luck that may come his way during this journey.  On this journey the Gods teach power, visions, enlightenment to the people."

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The Gods' Meeting in the Desert - Yarn Painting
SKU: JBS-1601

Comunidad Indigena de Zitakua, Nayarit, Mexico, c. 1990
Yarn pressed into beeswax on plywood.  Custom museum framing in plexiglass box. 
(23 1/2" x 31 1/2" , 60cm x 80cm).  Framed dimensions:  30 1/2" x 38" x 2 1/4".  

Provenance:  Current owner purchased c.1994 from Mark Lang, the collector who provided the 31 José Benitez Sanchez paintings now in the collection of the University of Pennsylvania Museum, documented in the book Visions of a Huichol Shaman by Dr. Peter Furst (2003).  It was purchased from artist in approximately 1990.

The text written on the back of the painting has been translated as follows:
"The Gods are going to have a meeting in the desert where the life of all Gods are.  This is the way that we know them and the fire God is the Grandfather of the world and the Goddess is the founder of the world.  The gods are going to have a meeting to get the name of God Tuamurravi, the Grandfather God of the First World where the flood for the first time it's been walking taking all of thoughts and the seed to rise where discover the land during six years and for this get the life for everybody."

 

 

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The Gods Give Life to the Sacred Places of the Earth
SKU: JBS-08

Huichol yarn painting by
Jose Benitez Sanchez,
Nayarit, Mexico, c. 2000
Yarn pressed into beeswax on plywood
(24" x 24")

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Peyote Ceremony in the Sacred Land of Wirikuta
SKU: MRC-11

Huichol yarn painting by
Maximino Renteria de la Cruz,
Nayarit, Mexico, c. 2006
Yarn pressed into beeswax on plywood
(48" x 48")

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Asking for the Rain
SKU: JBS-9502

Huichol yarn painting by
Jose Benitez Sanchez,
Nayarit, Mexico, c. 1995
Yarn pressed into beeswax on plywood
(16" x 16")

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La Casa del Mundo - 'nierika' yarn painting
SKU: JBS-2001

Comunidad Indigena de Zitakua, Nayarit, Mexico, c.2000.
Yarn pressed into beeswax on plywood, with wood frame on back
(24" x 24" , 61cm x 61cm).   Signed on back by artist in Spanish and Huichol, with written description in rather difficult to follow Spanish.  Current owner purchased at a gallery in Santa Fe, NM, c. 2000.

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The Energy of the Gods
SKU: JBS-9501

Huichol yarn painting by
Jose Benitez Sanchez,
Nayarit, Mexico, c. 1995
Yarn pressed into beeswax on plywood
(24" x 24")

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The Deer God
SKU: JBS-0504

Huichol yarn painting by
Jose Benitez Sanchez,
Nayarit, Mexico, c. 2000
Yarn pressed into beeswax on plywood
(12" x 12")

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