1997.10.1 (Painting)

Painted on cream-colored bark. Represents the Aztec rain god, Tlaloc. Pictured in full regalia with arms outstretched and knees bent in the middle of a stride. Appears to be offering the leaves in the left hand and the bird in the right hand to a figure, face only, shown up and to the right, as if in the sky. Stylized signature, lower right, reads "xxxxoya O." Color: CR,GR,RD,GY,WH