Yarn Painting of Flaming Serpent
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Caption
José Benítez Sánchez (Mexican, Huichol (Wixárika), 1938–2009). Yarn Painting of Flaming Serpent, early to mid–1990s. Wood, yarn, bee’s wax, pigment, 15 3/4 x 15 11/16 x 1 1/8 in. (40 x 39.8 x 2.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Edward J. Guarino Collection in memory of Edgar J. Guarino, 2015.68.32.
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Artist
Title
Yarn Painting of Flaming Serpent
Date
early to mid–1990s
Medium
Wood, yarn, bee’s wax, pigment
Classification
Dimensions
15 3/4 x 15 11/16 x 1 1/8 in. (40 x 39.8 x 2.9 cm)
Signatures
Signed "José Benítez Sánchez" on verso
Inscriptions
Inscription on verso: La respiración de la tierra el serpiente es ombligo de los dioses en donde sieran el ojo del centro de la tierra en donde vino el viento y la respiración de la tierra se dio e conoce el remolino tierra en donde de respira el mundo. Translation: “The earth’s breath [comes from] the serpent that is the navel of the gods, where an eye was made at the center of the earth where the wind came and the breath of the earth was released and is known as the land whirlpool from which the world breathes.”
Credit Line
Gift of the Edward J. Guarino Collection in memory of Edgar J. Guarino
Accession Number
2015.68.32
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