Colored yarn and beeswax on wood, inscribed and signed on the verso, with wire for suspension and display.

23 1/2 x 23 1/2 in.

Nierikas (yarn paintings) incorporate designs and symbols related to the myths, stories and everyday life of the Huichol people of Mexico. Specifically, the Nierika is a device allowing a Huichol person to communicate with the spirit world. Emilio de la Cruz Benitez is a well known artist, whose work is in the Brooklyn Museum and other prominent collections.

Several minor pulls to yarn in lower right corner; outer yarns in top left and right corners are loose.