12" Huichol yarn painting, Mexican Folk art, Mexican painting 30-421

Description

12" Huichol yarn painting 30-421
Dimensions
Length 12 inches (30.48 cms)
Width 12 inches (30.48 cms)
Thick 0.2 inches (0.50 cms)
This painting is entirely made with yarn applied with beeswax and resin over a sheet of plywood.
There's a description of the painting written by the artist in the back that reads:
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In this painting we can see a ritual being performed by the shaman in order to ask the gods for wisdom and power to cure the sick and bless the crops. In order for this, the shaman will consume the peyote cactus and the flower of wind, that will help him understand the messages of the gods. The deer is there to guide the shaman during the ritual."
In this painting you'll see a representation of the peyote cactus, the flower of wind, the shaman, the muvieri, the sacred arrows, the gourd bowl, the deer and the fire.
* The peyote cactus or "Hikuri", is a plant that the huichol people keep as their most sacred good used it to open a spiritual connection with their gods. Peyote is the soul of their religious culture and a visionary sacrament that opens a pathway to the other deities.
* The Kieri, or Tree of wind,  also known as Solandra brevicalyx, is a tree that gives a halunogenic flower that's sacred for the huichol people and they belive it's an incarnation of their god of wind, Kieri Tewiyari. They believe that the plant can help them achieve the highest level of consciousness
* The word "mara'akame" means "the one who knows,and is used to refer to the shaman in the huichol tribe. The marakames or shamans are the spiritual leaders. As ambassadors to the gods, shamans preside over ceremonies, recite the divine passages, cure the sick, interpret dreams, etc. He is the nexus with the gods, invoked through the ceremonial use of peyote, and receives instructions from the spirit world through visions, dreams and trances.
* The muvieri is a stick with feathers used by the marakame in their rituals. It's a mean to contact their gods and receive their messages. It's also used to heal, predict the future and in blessings.
* Sacred Gourds bowls are used by marakames or shamans as containers filled with important symbols, such as corn, animals, and images of family members.
* The Huichol believe the deer or Maxa represents the heart and is the gatekeeper and guide to the spirit world. The spirits guide the maxa, who leads the shamans on their visionary pathways and teaches them how to gain their special knowledge.
* The fire, or Tatewari, is the main god, the ruler over the rest of the gods. We call him "grandfather" because he existed before the sun did. He taught all the rites of the huichol tribe, including the traditional deer hunt. He accompanies the huichol tribe during all their life and rituals.
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The Huichol represent one of the few remaining indigenous cultures left in Mexico. They live in self-imposed isolation, having chosen long ago to make their home high in the mountains of the Sierra Madre Occidental, in Western Central Mexico.
Huichol Art dates back millenia. During spiritual rituals the shaman (know as marakame) have visions which are then transcribed into carvings, yarn art, bead art, pottery etc. Each image has spiritual meaning. The huichol tribe uses many simbols as representations of their deities and other things they deem sacred in their culture. Most common ones are the peyote, the deer and the snake.
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