Huichol Beaded Butterfly Earrings

$20.00

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Description

These beaded eagle earrings were made by a Huichol artisan in Mexico. The earrings measure about 3.5 inches long and 1.0 inches wide.

THE SIGNIFICANCE OF COLORS:

WHITE – Cloud Spirits.

RED – The East, fire, masculinity.

BLUE – The South, Pacific Ocean, water, rain, femininity.

GREEN – The Earth, the Heavens, healing, the heart, grandfather, growth.

YELLOW – A special root from Wirikuta used for face paint in ceremonies.

ORANGE – “Wirikuta”, the sacred land where the Huichol believe life began and also where they gather peyote.

https://www.thehuicholcenter.org/ethnographic-archiving.html