Description
This Wixarika Huihcol yarn painting depicts a sacred bird, 2 flecha prayer arrows, maize, and the Sun.
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:
yarn, wood, wax
measures 30 x 30cm
