Huichol art broadly groups the most traditional and most recent innovations in the folk art and handcrafts produced by the Huichol people, who live in the states of Jalisco, Durango, Zacatecas and Nayarit in Mexico. The unifying factor of the work is the colorful decoration using symbols and designs which date back centuries. The most common and commercially successful products are "yarn paintings" and objects decorated with small commercially produced beads. Yarn paintings consist of commercial yarn pressed into boards coated with wax and resin and are derived from a ceremonial tablet called a neirika. The Huichol have a long history of beading, making the beads from clay, shells, corals, seeds and more and using them to make jewelry and to decorate bowls and other items. The "modern" beadwork usually consists of masks and wood sculptures covered in small, brightly colored commercial beads fastened with wax and resin.
While the materials have changed and the purpose of many of the items have changed from religious to commercial purposes, the designs have changed little, and many retain their religious, symbolic and cultural significance. Many outsiders experience Huichol art as tourists in areas such as Guadalajara and Puerto Vallarta, without knowing about the people who make the items, and the meanings of the designs. There are some notable Huichol artists in the yarn painting and beadwork fields, and both types of work have been commissioned for public display and is considered a high value craft.
Huicholart broadly groups the most traditional and most recent innovations in the folk art and handcrafts produced by the Huichol people, who live in...
The Huichol (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈwit͡ʃo̞l]) or Wixárika (Huichol pronunciation: [wiˈraɾika]) are an indigenous people of Mexico and the United States...
and a visionary sacrament that opens a pathway to the other deities. Huicholart Peyote is considered sacramental and sacred in the Native American Church...
artistic career started at 23 years old, right at the top moment of Huichol contemporary art, portrayed globally by artists like José Benítez Sánchez and Tutukila...
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baskets, metal items, piteado and Huicholart. Jalisco is one of Mexico's main producers of handcrafts and folk art, along with Michoacán and Oaxaca....
through art in the nineteenth century, and the florescence of modern Mexican art after the Mexican Revolution (1910-1920). Mesoamerican art is that produced...
later went to art school, where she focused on pottery and design. McCartney travelled to Mexico, where she lived among natives of the Huichol and Tarahumara...
artists have developed a tradition of three-dimensional beaded sculptures. Huichol Indians of Jalisco and Nayarit, Mexico have a unique approach to beadwork...
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Mexican lacquerware Mexican mask-folk art Alebrije Piteado Popotillo art Votive paintings of Mexico Huicholart Sawdust carpet Vochol Alfeñique in Mexico...
Mexico, such as Talavera from Puebla, and Alebrijes from Oaxaca and Huicholart from the western highlands. Collections range from Pre-Hispanic to current...
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Mexico. The state is home to two significant indigenous populations, the Huichols and the Nahuas. There is also a significant foreign population, mostly...
its qualities to the tribe. For the Huichol it is the deer that holds this intimate role. The character of the Huichol tends to be light, flexible and humorous...
of Pope John Paul II. The Huichol Museum is next to the basilica and has a permanent exhibit about the art of the Huichol, Tepehuan and Cora people....
and Martha Berry (Cherokee) have effectively revived the style, however. Huichol communities in the Mexican states of Jalisco and Nayarit uniquely attach...
ii. Tiongson, N. G., Barrios, J. (1994). CCP Encyclopedia of Philippine Art: Peoples of the Philippines. Cultural Center of the Philippines. Buenabora...
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Jeroen Boekhoven, Castaneda spent some time with Ramón Medina Silva, a Huichol mara'akame (shaman) and artist who may have inspired the don Juan character...
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