The Creator of the World

Indigo Arts' Philadelphia gallery space will be closed during the month of April as I move upstairs to a new space on the fourth floor of the Crane Building.  I hope to be up and running again in May, on a "by appointment or by chance" basis.  Meanwhile, the Indigo Arts online gallery will be operating as usual, though shipments may be delayed a bit.  Please feel free to contact me with any questions in the mean time.

Thanks,

Tony

The Creator of the World
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The Creator of the World
The Creator of the World
The Creator of the World
The Creator of the World
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.

José Benitez Sanchez

Huichol Artist/Shaman José Benitez Sanchez from Mythic Visions: Yarn Paintings of a Huichol Shaman courtesy of the University of Pennsylvania's Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

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.

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Mexico
Related Gallery: 
Nierika Yarn Paintings from the Huichol Indians of Mexico
Price on Request
Product Status: 
ON HOLD