Description
yarn, wood, wax
30 x 30cm
This Wixarika Huihcol yarn painting depicts a sacred ceremony, full of song and radiant energy, as shown by the wavy golden lines. Also shown are peyote buttons, flecha arrow offerings, and feathered tools of the maracame shaman.
Made in Real de Catorce, in the San Luis Potosi region of Mexico, in the mountains above Wirrikuta, the Peyote Gardens, this yarn painting is unique and made by hand pressing individual threads on to a wax covered piece of wood.
The Indigenous Mexican Wixarika Huichol artists work collaboratively as a family and Benigno Carrillo Bautista, his wife, Margarita Carrillo Reza, and his brother Angel Carrillo Carrillo. They 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:
