Description
yarn, wax, wood
12 x 12"
Handwritten by the artist on the back of this piece:
En este cuadro vemos ala jicara sagrada que tiene la ofrendo ojo de dios donde nos da los cinco puntos cardenales que es real del catorce wirikuta sanblas tekata donde llevamos ofrendas velas flechas
Translation:
In this painting we see the sacred gourd that has the eye of god offering where it gives us the five cardinal points that is Real de Catorce Wirikuta San Blaz Tekata** where we bring offerings, arrows, candles.
** Sacred sites to the Wixarika Huichol people
This unique yarn painting was made in Real de Catorce, in the San Luis Potosi region of Mexico, in the mountains above Wirrikuta, the Peyote Gardens, by hand pressing individual threads on to a wax covered piece of wood.
The Indigenous Mexican Wixarika Huichol artists create intricate art pieces using traditional Wixarika symbols and allies. Representations of sacred objects, ceremonies, and the Wixarika cosmovision are depicted in these traditional artworks.
You can learn more about these artists, their work, and their heritage here:
