Group of two Huichol yarn artworks by Jose Benitez Sanchez (the smaller) and Maximino Renteria de la Cruz (the larger); each with an inscription and signature along the verso.
Sanchez inscription:
Mi mica tiene vida asi // que dio a conoser el sueno // tiene dos vida la noche // tiene y de dia asi nacio la tierra // en donde se reconose este // mundo y de muerte del // terser mundo // Jose Benitez Sanchez // de la comunidad indigena Huichol : Zita Kua estado de Nayarit
Translation:
"My [work/vision] has life this way // that it made the dream known. // It has two lives; it has the night, // and by day, that is how the earth was born // where this world is recognized,
and from the death of the // third world."
Jose Benitez Sanchez // From the indigenous Huichol community: Zitakua, State of Nayarit.
de la Cruz inscription:
el Catihuey magico // de los dioces donde // se selebran la fiesta // tradicional y donde les
sacrifican con sangre // de venado a los // dioces sangrados // artesano // Maximino Renteria de la Cruz.
Translation:
"The magical Catihuey [sacred ceremonial house] // of the gods, where // the traditional feast is celebrated // and where they sacrifice // with deer blood // to the ‘bled’ [consecrated] gods." // Artisan // Maximino Renteria de la Cruz.
(Smaller) height: 20 in x width: 19 1/2 in x depth: 2 1/2 in.(Larger) height: 30 1/2 in x width: 30 1/2 in x depth: 2 3/4 in.
Condition: Artworks appear in good condition with no notable issues. Light wear to the frames.
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