Yarn Painting of Flaming Serpent

early to mid-1990s

José Benítez Sánchez

Mexican, Huichol (Wixárika), 1938-2009

Maker/Artist: Benítez Sánchez, José
Classification: Painting
Formatted Medium: Wood, yarn, bee’s wax, pigment
Medium: wood, yarn, bee, wax, pigment
Dimensions: 15 3/4 x 15 11/16 x 1 1/8 in. (40 x 39.8 x 2.9 cm)
Inscribed: 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.”